IBM Lotus Notes up to 6.4 Spreadsheet assr.dll memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in IBM Lotus Notes up to 6.4 (Groupware Software). It has been classified as very critical. This affects an unknown part in the library assr.dll of the component Spreadsheet. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Stack-based buffer overflow in assr.dll in Autonomy KeyView, as used in IBM Lotus Notes before 8.5.2 FP3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted tag data in an Applix spreadsheet attachment, aka SPR PRAD8823A7.
The weakness was presented 05/31/2011 by Core Security (iDefense) with CORE Security Technologies (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-1216. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/07/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 54922 (IBM Lotus Notes Attachment Handling Multiple Buffer Overflows), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119308 (IBM Lotus Notes File Viewers Multiple Vulnerabilities).
Upgrading to version 6.5 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (67623) and Tenable (54922).
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 54922
Nessus Name: IBM Lotus Notes Attachment Handling Multiple Buffer Overflows
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OpenVAS ID: 801945
OpenVAS Name: IBM Lotus Notes File Viewers Multiple BOF Vulnerabilities (Win)
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Upgrade: Lotus Notes 6.5
Timeline
03/03/2011 🔍05/24/2011 🔍
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06/19/2011 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Core Security (iDefense)
Organization: CORE Security Technologies
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1216 (🔍)
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X-Force: 67623
Vulnerability Center: 31857 - assr.dll in Autonomy KeyView for IBM Lotus Notes <8.5.2 FP3 Remote Stack-Based Buffer Overflow, Medium
SecurityFocus: 47962 - RETIRED: IBM Lotus Notes Attachment Handling Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 44624
Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 11/07/2021 23:59
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (64), 03/24/2017 10:06 (12), 11/07/2021 23:48 (4), 11/07/2021 23:59 (2)
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