CVE-2013-1085

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2013-03-29 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the nim: protocol handler in Novell GroupWise Messenger 2.04 and earlier, and Novell Messenger 2.1.x and 2.2.x before 2.2.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an import command containing a long string in the filename parameter.

Affected products

Novell Groupwise Messenger: through 2.0.4; 1.0.6, 2.0, 2.0.2
Novell Messenger: through 2.1; through 2.2.1; 2.2.0

References

http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7011935
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-13-036/
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=777352
http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7011935
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-13-036/
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=777352

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