IBM Lotus Notes up to 7.0.1 UUE File Long File Name memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in IBM Lotus Notes up to 7.0.1 (Groupware Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component UUE File Handler. The manipulation as part of a Long File Name leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView SDK before 9.2.0, as used in Lotus Notes 6.5.4 and 7.0, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a UUE file containing an encoded file with a long filename handled by uudrdr.dll, (2) a compressed ZIP file with a long filename handled by kvarcve.dll, (3) a TAR archive with a long filename that is extracted to a directory with a long path handled by the TAR reader (tarrdr.dll), (4) an email that contains a long HTTP, FTP, or // link handled by the HTML speed reader (htmsr.dll) or (5) an email containing a crafted long link handled by the HTML speed reader (htmsr.dll).
The weakness was disclosed 02/10/2006 by Tan Chew Keong with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-2618 since 08/17/2005. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20924 (Lotus Notes < 6.5.5 / 7.0.1 Attachment Handling Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at www-1.ibm.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24639) and Tenable (20924). The entries 2045, 2038, 2044 and 2041 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 20924
Nessus Name: Lotus Notes < 6.5.5 / 7.0.1 Attachment Handling Vulnerabilities
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Saint ID: exploit_info/lotus_notes_attachment_viewer_uue
Saint Name: Lotus Notes Attachment Viewer UUE file buffer overflow
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
Patch: www-1.ibm.com
Timeline
08/17/2005 🔍12/31/2005 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Tan Chew Keong
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2618 (🔍)
X-Force: 24639
SecurityTracker: 1015657
SecurityFocus: 16576 - IBM Lotus Notes File Attachment Handling Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 16280 - IBM Lotus Notes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 23064 - Verity KeyView Viewer SDK kvarcve.dll Compressed File Pathname Generation Overflow
Vupen: ADV-2006-0500
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Entry
Created: 02/16/2006 10:13Updated: 04/29/2019 11:51
Changes: 02/16/2006 10:13 (89), 04/29/2019 11:51 (1)
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