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TI-2009-01552 Aliases CVE-2009-1636GHSA-vw36-gr34-38p5

Multiple buffer overflows in the Internet Agent (aka GWIA) component in Novell GroupWise…

Priority MEDIUM 54CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08435 95th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 sp1VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 sp2VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 sp3VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.0.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0 sp1VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.0.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0 sp2VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.2VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.3VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.01VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.03:hp1a:*:*:*:*:*:*7.03 hp1aVulnerableNovell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 sp2 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 sp3 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.0.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.0.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 sp2 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.2 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.3 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.01 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.03:hp1a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.03 hp1a Vulnerable ·Novell
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.03:hp2:*:*:*:*:*:*7.03 hp2VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:8.0:hp1:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 hp1VulnerableNovell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.03:hp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.03 hp2 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:8.0:hp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 hp1 Vulnerable ·Novell

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1636
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vw36-gr34-38p5
  3. 2026-10-24 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
  4. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
  5. 2026-11-01 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
  6. 2026-11-02 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
  7. 2026-11-03 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile

References

Advisory 4

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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