HIGH
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
Published Apr 24, 2007
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 24.33%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
24.33% 0.24332
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.24332
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 24.33% (0.24332) | 97.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 24.33% (0.24332) | 97.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 19, 2025 | 36.51% (0.36510) | 96.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 34.87% (0.34870) | 96.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 28.17% (0.28172) | 94.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 34.87% (0.34870) | 96.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 25.22% (0.25219) | 95.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 88.48% (0.88484) | 98.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 19, 2024 | 94.62% (0.94621) | 99.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 19, 2024 | 94.92% (0.94924) | 99.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2023 | 95.23% (0.95235) | 99.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 26, 2023 | 95.50% (0.95497) | 99.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 95.44% (0.95442) | 98.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 13.23% (0.13234) | 95.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 13.23% (0.13234) | 95.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 13.23% (0.13234) | 90.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=8RF83go0nZg~ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=O9ucpbS1bK0~ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24944 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2610 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466212/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23556 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017932 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1455 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-015.html x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=8RF83go0nZg~ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=O9ucpbS1bK0~ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24944 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2610 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466212/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23556 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017932 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1455 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-015.html | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 24, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 22, 2007
Link CVE-2007-2171
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a