CVE-2008-1718: ibm lotus_notes

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-1718 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in ibm lotus_notes. EPSS estimates a 3.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 10-04-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in mimesr.dll in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView, as used in IBM Lotus Notes before 8.0, might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an e-mail message with a crafted Text mail (MIME) attachment.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.