CVE-2006-0992
Stack-based buffer overflow in Novell GroupWise Messenger before 2.0 Public Beta 2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 73.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.5% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits3
Metasploit modules1 module
- Novell Messenger Server 2.0 Accept-Language Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/http/novell_messenger_acceptlangRank averagedisclosed 13 Apr 2006
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Novell Messenger Server 2.0 - Accept-Language Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16757remote, windowspublished 20 Sept 2010Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 1679 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 42 days later
· 42 days later
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 73.4% · top 0.5% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
12
- http://metasploit.blogspot.com/2006/04/exploit-development-groupwise_14.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-008.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 24617 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- ADV-2006-1355 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- groupwise-accept-language-bo(25828) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 19663 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20060413 ZDI-06-008: Novell GroupWise Messenger Accept-Language Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1679 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 1015911 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?10100861.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://cirt.dk/advisories/cirt-42-advisory.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 17503 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-0995 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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