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CVE-2006-0992

Status: ModifiedHigh (10)—

Stack-based buffer overflow in Novell GroupWise Messenger before 2.0 Public Beta 2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Accept-Language value without a comma or semicolon. NOTE: due to a typo, the original ZDI advisory accidentally referenced CVE-2006-0092. This is the correct identifier.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

Novell — Groupwise Messenger

CWEs

References

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