CVE-2008-1217: ibm lotus_notes Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-1217 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Code Injection vulnerability in ibm lotus_notes. EPSS estimates a 2.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 09-03-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in nlnotes.dll in the client in IBM Lotus Notes 6.5, 7.0.x before 7.0.2 CCH, and 8.0.x before 8.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted attachment in an e-mail message sent over SMTP, a variant of CVE-2007-6706.

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.