IBM Lotus Notes up to 7.0.1 Archive Preview kvarcve.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM Lotus Notes up to 7.0.1. This affects an unknown function in the library kvarcve.dll of the component Archive Preview. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-2618. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM Lotus Notes up to 7.0.1 (Groupware Software). This affects some unknown processing in the library kvarcve.dll of the component Archive Preview. 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:

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 presented 02/10/2006 by Tan Chew Keong and Carsten Eiram with Secunia Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2618 since 08/17/2005. 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.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90302 (IBM Lotus Notes File Attachment Handling Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities).

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), Tenable (20924), SecurityFocus (BID 16576†), OSVDB (23064†) and Secunia (SA16280†). See VDB-2045, VDB-2038, VDB-2042 and VDB-2044 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: www-1.ibm.com

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08/17/2005 🔍
12/31/2005 +136 days 🔍
02/10/2006 +41 days 🔍
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02/15/2006 +4 days 🔍
02/16/2006 +1 days 🔍
02/21/2006 +5 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Tan Chew Keong, Carsten Eiram
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2618 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2618
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2043
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X-Force: 24639
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
SecurityTracker: 1015657
Vupen: ADV-2006-0500

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/16/2006 10:13
Updated: 06/30/2025 02:04
Changes: 02/16/2006 10:13 (87), 04/27/2019 20:17 (2), 01/19/2025 06:00 (17), 06/30/2025 02:04 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:844:103

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