CVE-2016-5762

Integer overflow in the Post Office Agent in Novell GroupWise before 2014 R2 Service Pack 1 Hot...

9.8 Critical

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

5.73%Down 2.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2016-5762
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-190
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-5762
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-6697 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-6697
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8g79-27jh-fr2j 9.8

Integer overflow in the Post Office Agent in Novell GroupWise before 2014 R2 Service Pack 1 Hot...

Record: GHSA-8g79-27jh-fr2j
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-190
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

novell groupwise

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2016-5762 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Novell Groupwise, published April 20, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.73%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.