CVE-2007-2171

critical

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the base64_decode function in GWINTER.exe in Novell GroupWise (GW) WebAccess before 7.0 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long base64 content in an HTTP Basic Authentication request.

References

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-015.html

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1455

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017932

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23556

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466212/100/0/threaded

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2610

http://secunia.com/advisories/24944

http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=O9ucpbS1bK0~

http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=8RF83go0nZg~

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-04-24

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H