TI-2005-02484 Aliases CVE-2005-2620 GHSA-gc3r-685x-j5m7

grpWise.exe for Novell GroupWise client 5.5 through 6.5.2 stores the password in…

LOW 27Published 2005-08-17 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

grpWise.exe for Novell GroupWise client 5.5 through 6.5.2 stores the password in plaintext in memory, which allows attackers to obtain the password using a debugger or another mechanism to read process memory.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01974 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:6.0:::::::*	6.0	Vulnerable	Novell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:6.5:::::::*	6.5	Vulnerable	Novell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:6.5.2:::::::*	6.5.2	Vulnerable	Novell

cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Novell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·Novell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.2 Vulnerable ·Novell

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2620
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gc3r-685x-j5m7

References

Patch 1

http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2972056.htm

Advisory 1

http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10098073.htm

Other 5

TI-2012-00392 An ActiveX control in gwcls1.dll in the client in Novell GroupWise 8.0 before 8.0.3 HP2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2008-01989 Buffer overflow in Novell GroupWise 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2007-02092 Stack-based buffer overflow in the base64_decode function in GWINTER.exe in Novell… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2012-00262 Integer overflow in the WebConsole component in gwia.exe in GroupWise Internet Agent… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2010-04434 Double free vulnerability in the IMAP server component in GroupWise Internet Agent (GWIA)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2013-00687 The client in Novell GroupWise 8.0 before 8.0.3 HP2 and 2012 before SP1 HP1 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0

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Sources

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