CVE-2016-5762

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Integer overflow in the Post Office Agent in Novell GroupWise before 2014 R2 Service Pack 1 Hot Patch 1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) username or (2) password, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 20, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-5762: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix