CVE-2008-2240

IBM Lotus Domino Web Server - Accept-Language Stack Buffer Overflow

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Web Server service in IBM Lotus Domino before 7.0.3 FP1, and 8.x before 8.0.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long Accept-Language HTTP header.

Desbordamiento de búfer basado en pila en el Servicio Web Server en IBM Lotus Domino anterior a 7.0.3 FP1 y 8.x anterior a 8.0.1, permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída de demonio) o la posibilidad de ejecutar código de su elección a través de una cabecera HTTP "Accept-Languaje".

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-05-16 CVE Reserved
2008-05-22 CVE Published
2010-11-11 First Exploit
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (12)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-May/001988.html	Mailing List
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-May/001989.html	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29310	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020098	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1597	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42552	Vdb Entry
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21303057

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16697	2010-11-11

URL	Date	SRC
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21303057	2017-08-08
http://www.mwrinfosecurity.com/publications/mwri_ibm-lotus-domino-accept-language-stack-overflow_2008-05-20.pdf	2017-08-08

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/30310	2017-08-08
http://secunia.com/advisories/30332	2017-08-08

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Lotus Domino Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Lotus Domino"				6.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Lotus Domino" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Lotus Domino Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Lotus Domino"				6.5 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Lotus Domino" and version "6.5"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Lotus Domino Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Lotus Domino"				7.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Lotus Domino" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Lotus Domino Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Lotus Domino"				8.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Lotus Domino" and version "8.0"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Lotus Domino Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Lotus Domino"				8.0.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Lotus Domino" and version "8.0.1"		-		Affected