CVE-2012-0271

Exp

Integer overflow in the WebConsole component in gwia.exe in GroupWise Internet Agent (GWIA) in Novell GroupWise 8.0 before 8.0.3 HP1 and 2012 before SP1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as demonstrated by a request with -1 in the Content-Length HTTP header.

Published: 2012-09-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-0271 is rated High Exploit Risk (89/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 17.22%, 97th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-0271

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21326 exploit_db edb 2012-09-17 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0271

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-07-10 17.09% 17.22% +0.13%
2 2026-06-15 27.56% 17.09% -10.47%
3 2026-05-21 — 27.56% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0271

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0271

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2012-0271

Impact: Per: http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7010769 "Previous versions of GroupWise are likely also vulnerable but are no longer supported."

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0271

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
novell groupwise 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 8.01 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:8.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 8.01 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:8.01:hp:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 8.02 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:8.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 8.02 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:8.02:hp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 8.02 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:8.02:hp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 8.02 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:8.02:hp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 8.03 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:8.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 2012 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 5.2 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 5.57e cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:5.57e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:6.0.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:6.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:6.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:6.5:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:6.5:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:6.5:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:6.5:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 6.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 6.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 6.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 6.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:6.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 6.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:6.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.0.3:hp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.0.3:hp5:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.0.4:ftf:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 7.01 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 7.01 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.01:ir1:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 7.02 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 7.02 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.02:hp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 7.02 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.02:hp1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 7.02 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.02:hp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 7.02 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.02:hp2r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 7.03 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 7.03 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.03:hp:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 7.03 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.03:hp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 7.03 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.03:hp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell groupwise 7.03 cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.03:hp3\+ftf:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0271

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