CVE-2020-14224: hcltech notes Out-of-bounds Write

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-14224 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in hcltech notes. EPSS estimates a 2.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 18-12-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the MIME message handling of the HCL Notes v9 client could potentially be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker resulting in a stack buffer overflow. This could allow a remote attacker to crash the Notes application or inject code into the system which would execute with the privileges of the currently logged-in user.

• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.