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CVE-2016-5762

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 5.73% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-04-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2016-5762
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
5.73%
Office

Original NVD 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.