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CVE-2012-2175

IBM Lotus iNotes dwa85W ActiveX Attachment_Times Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

9.3
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Buffer overflow in the Attachment_Times method in a certain ActiveX control in dwa85W.dll in IBM Lotus iNotes 8.5.x before 8.5.3 FP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument.

Un desbordamiento de búfer en el método Attachment_Times en un determinado control ActiveX en dwa85W.dll en IBM Lotus iNotes v8.5.x antes de v8.5.3 FP2 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código de su elección a través de un argumento excesivamente largo.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of IBM Lotus iNotes. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the dwa85W.cab ActiveX control. When passing a long string argument to the Attachment_Times parameter during the control instantiation it is possible to overflow a stack buffer causing memory corruption. This can be leveraged by an attacker to execute code under the context of the user running the browser.

*Credits: Gaurav Baruah of eSecForte Technologies Pvt. Ltd
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2012-04-04 CVE Reserved
  • 2012-06-20 CVE Published
  • 2012-12-31 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-27 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Ibm
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Lotus Inotes
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8.5.0.0
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Ibm
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Lotus Inotes
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8.5.0.1
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Ibm
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Lotus Inotes
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8.5.1.0
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Ibm
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8.5.1.1
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Ibm
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8.5.1.2
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Ibm
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Lotus Inotes
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8.5.1.3
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Ibm
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Lotus Inotes
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8.5.1.4
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Ibm
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Lotus Inotes
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8.5.1.5
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Ibm
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Lotus Inotes
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8.5.2.0
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8.5.2.1
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Ibm
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8.5.2.2
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8.5.2.3
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8.5.3.0
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8.5.3.1
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