Novell GroupWise Messenger (GWIM) before 2.0.3 Hot Patch 1 allows remote attackers to…
Priority LOW 27CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Novell GroupWise Messenger (GWIM) before 2.0.3 Hot Patch 1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long user ID, possibly involving a popup alert. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01834 79th 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 · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise_messenger:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.6 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise_messenger:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise_messenger:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise_messenger:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 | Vulnerable | Novell |
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise_messenger:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise_messenger:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise_messenger:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise_messenger:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Novell
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2704
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hw8j-q3v2-5j9q
References
More Novell Groupwise Messenger vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-00962 Stack-based buffer overflow in Novell GroupWise Messenger before 2.0 Public Beta 2 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-02585 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Novell GroupWise Messenger (GWIM) Client before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2013-00939 Stack-based buffer overflow in the nim: protocol handler in Novell GroupWise Messenger… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2006-04359 Messenger Agents (nmma.exe) in Novell GroupWise 2.0.2 and 1.0.6 allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2011-02809 The server process in Novell Messenger 2.1 and 2.2.x before 2.2.1, and Novell GroupWise… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2008-2704 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-2704 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hw8j-q3v2-5j9q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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