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CVE-2009-1636
Multiple buffer overflows in the Internet Agent (aka GWIA) component in Novell GroupWise 7.x before 7.03 HP3 and 8.x before 8.0 HP2 allow…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 8.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the Internet Agent (aka GWIA) component in Novell GroupWise 7.x before 7.03 HP3 and 8.x before 8.0 HP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted e-mail address in an SMTP session or (2) an SMTP command.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 12 days later
· 12 days later
Published
- 15 years later
· 15 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)
- 8.4% · top 4.9% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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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
References16
- ADV-2009-1393 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=482914 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.vupen.com/exploits/Novell_GroupWise_GWIA_SMTP_Command_Remote_Buffer_Overflow_PoC_Exploit_1393140.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 35177 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 35064 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 54644 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- gia-email-code-execution(50693) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1022276 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=478892 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.vupen.com/exploits/Novell_GroupWise_GWIA_Email_Address_Remote_Buffer_Overflow_Exploit_1393141.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 35065 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20090522 Novell GroupWise Internet Agent Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- gia-smtp-code-execution(50692) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 54645 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7003272&sliceId=1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7003273&sliceId=1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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-2009-1631 (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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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2009-1636)Record last updated .