Is CVE-2009-3863 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-3863 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-3863?

CVE-2009-3863 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-3863

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 5.0%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in the gxmim1.dll ActiveX control in Novell Groupwise Client 7.0.3.1294 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long argument to the SetFontFace method.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 5.0% (92th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-3834)
Published: November 4, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3834 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

novell / groupwise

References

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9683

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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