Is CVE-2011-3179 actively exploited?

CVE-2011-3179 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-11.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-3179?

CVE-2011-3179 has a CVSS score of 5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2011-3179?

Patch guidance is available from novell security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2011-3179.

CVE-2011-3179 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2011-3179?

8 products: novell groupwise messenger, novell groupwise messenger, novell groupwise messenger, novell groupwise messenger, novell groupwise messenger, and 3 more.

Description

The server process in Novell Messenger 2.1 and 2.2.x before 2.2.1, and Novell GroupWise Messenger 2.04 and earlier, allows remote attackers to read from arbitrary memory locations via a crafted command.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-200 · Information Disclosure

Metadata

Primary Vendor: NOVELL
Published: 12/8/2011
Last Modified: 4/11/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

novell : groupwise_messengernovell : groupwise_messengernovell : groupwise_messengernovell : groupwise_messengernovell : groupwise_messengernovell : groupwise_messengernovell : messengernovell : messenger

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD