Is CVE-2012-0439 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-0439 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-11.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-0439?

CVE-2012-0439 has a CVSS score of 9.3 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

How do I patch CVE-2012-0439?

Patch guidance is available from novell security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2012-0439.

CVE-2012-0439 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2012-0439?

14 products: novell groupwise, novell groupwise, novell groupwise, novell groupwise, novell groupwise, and 9 more.

Description

An ActiveX control in gwcls1.dll in the client in Novell GroupWise 8.0 before 8.0.3 HP2 and 2012 before SP1 HP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a pointer argument to the SetEngine method or (2) an XPItem pointer argument to an unspecified method.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: medium
Auth: none
Confidentiality: complete
Integrity: complete
Availability: complete
Weaknesses: CWE-94 · Code Injection

Metadata

Primary Vendor: NOVELL
Published: 2/24/2013
Last Modified: 4/11/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

novell : groupwisenovell : groupwisenovell : groupwisenovell : groupwisenovell : groupwisenovell : groupwisenovell : groupwisenovell : groupwisenovell : groupwisenovell : groupwisenovell : groupwisenovell : groupwisenovell : groupwisenovell : groupwise

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD