CVE-2008-2703

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Novell GroupWise Messenger (GWIM) Client before 2.0.3...

10.0 HighPublic exploit

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.

Exploit likelihood

61.1%Down 17.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2008-2703
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-2703
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-2697 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-2697
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6xqf-p6pc-2r56 No score

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Novell GroupWise Messenger (GWIM) Client before 2.0.3...

Record: GHSA-6xqf-p6pc-2r56
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

novell groupwise messenger

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Novell Groupwise Messenger Client - Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)	2010-06-22
Exploit-DB	Novell Groupwise Messenger 2.0 Client - Buffer Overflow	2008-07-02
Metasploit	Novell GroupWise Messenger Client Buffer Overflow	2008-07-02

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-2703 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Novell Groupwise Messenger, published June 13, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 61.1%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.