Is CVE-2008-2703 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2703 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-23.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2703?

CVE-2008-2703 has a CVSS score of 10 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

How do I patch CVE-2008-2703?

Patch guidance is available from novell security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2008-2703.

CVE-2008-2703 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2008-2703?

3 products: novell groupwise messenger, novell groupwise messenger, novell groupwise messenger.

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Novell GroupWise Messenger (GWIM) Client before 2.0.3 HP1 for Windows allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "spoofed server responses" that contain a long string after the NM_A_SZ_TRANSACTION_ID field name.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: complete
Integrity: complete
Availability: complete
Weaknesses: CWE-119 · Memory Buffer Errors

Metadata

Primary Vendor: NOVELL
Published: 6/13/2008
Last Modified: 4/23/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

novell : groupwise_messengernovell : groupwise_messengernovell : groupwise_messenger

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD