Is CVE-2016-5762 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-5762 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-5762?

CVE-2016-5762 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2016-5762?

Patch guidance is available from novell security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-5762.

Fix CVE-2016-5762 - CRITICAL novell groupwise

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2016-5762?

5 products: novell groupwise, novell groupwise, novell groupwise, novell groupwise, novell groupwise.

Description

Integer overflow in the Post Office Agent in Novell GroupWise before 2014 R2 Service Pack 1 Hot Patch 1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) username or (2) password, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-190 · Integer Overflow

Metadata

Primary Vendor: NOVELL
Published: 4/20/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

novell : groupwisenovell : groupwisenovell : groupwisenovell : groupwisenovell : groupwise

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD