CVE-2012-0439: novell groupwise Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-0439 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Code Injection vulnerability in novell groupwise. EPSS estimates a 39.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 24-02-2013
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.