CVE-2012-0271

Novell GroupWise <8.0.3-2012.SP1 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-0271. PoCs published by Francis Provencher.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers an integer overflow in Novell GroupWise Internet Agent (gwia.exe) by sending a crafted HTTP request with a negative Content-Length header, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. The PoC demonstrates the vulnerability but does not include a payload for arbitrary code execution.

Description

Integer overflow in the WebConsole component in gwia.exe in GroupWise Internet Agent (GWIA) in Novell GroupWise 8.0 before 8.0.3 HP1 and 2012 before SP1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as demonstrated by a request with -1 in the Content-Length HTTP header.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Francis Provencher · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21326

This exploit triggers an integer overflow in Novell GroupWise Internet Agent (gwia.exe) by sending a crafted HTTP request with a negative Content-Length header, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. The PoC demonstrates the vulnerability but does not include a payload for arbitrary code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Novell GroupWise 8.0.2 HP3 and 2012
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the GroupWise Internet Agent (TCP port 9850)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7010769
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=746199
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/85426

Scores

EPSS 0.1709
EPSS Percentile 96.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-189
Status published
Products (22)
novell/groupwise 8.0
novell/groupwise 8.01 (2 CPE variants)
novell/groupwise 8.02 (4 CPE variants)
novell/groupwise 8.03
novell/groupwise 2012
novell/groupwise 5.2
novell/groupwise 5.5
novell/groupwise 5.57e
novell/groupwise 6.0
novell/groupwise 6.0.1 sp1
... and 12 more
Published Sep 19, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026