Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Novell GroupWise Messenger (GWIM) Client before 2.0.3 HP1 for Windows allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "spoofed server responses" that contain a long string after the NM_A_SZ_TRANSACTION_ID field name.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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Novell GroupWise Messenger Client Buffer Overflow
exploit/windows/novell/groupwisemessenger_client
Exploit-DB 2
- Novell Groupwise Messenger Client - Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-16814 · remote · Jun 22, 2010 · verified
- Novell Groupwise Messenger 2.0 Client - Buffer Overflow EDB-31889 · dos · Jul 2, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 29602 vdb-entry
- 30576 third-party-advisory
- groupwise-messenger-client-bo(42917) vdb-entry
- 1020209 vdb-entry
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5026700.html
- 20080704 Novell GroupWise Messenger Client (GWIM) Remote Stack Overflow mailing-list
- ADV-2008-1764 vdb-entry