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CVE-2006-0992

CRITICAL

10.0

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.1980%

EPSS Percentile17.55th

PublishedApr 14, 2006

Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability Description

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.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

📦

Novell

Groupwise Messenger

= 2.0

References & Advisories

🔗 http://cirt.dk/advisories/cirt-42-advisory.txt

🔗 http://metasploit.blogspot.com/2006/04/exploit-development-groupwise_14.html

🔗 http://secunia.com/advisories/19663

🔗 http://securitytracker.com/id?1015911

🔗 http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?10100861.htm

🔗 http://www.osvdb.org/24617

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430911/100/0/threaded

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17503

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