Description
An ActiveX control in gwcls1.dll in the client in Novell GroupWise 8.0 before 8.0.3 HP2 and 2012 before SP1 HP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a pointer argument to the SetEngine method or (2) an XPItem pointer argument to an unspecified method.
Public exploits
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Metasploit 1 module
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Novell GroupWise Client gwcls1.dll ActiveX Remote Code Execution
exploit/windows/browser/novell_groupwise_gwcls1_actvx
Exploit-DB 1
- Novell Groupwise Client - 'gwcls1.dll' ActiveX Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) EDB-24490 · remote · Feb 12, 2013 · verified
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