IBM Lotus Notes up to 6.5.x Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in IBM Lotus Notes up to 6.5.x. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2004-2281. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Lotus Notes up to 6.5.x (Groupware Software). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in IBM Lotus Notes 6.5.x before 6.5.4 and 6.0.x before 6.0.5 have unknown impact and attack vectors, related to Java applets, as identified by (1) KSPR5YS6GR and (2) KSPR62F4D3.

The weakness was presented 07/13/2004 by Jouko Pynnonen (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at searchdomino.techtarget.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-2281 since 07/19/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/18/2019). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90141 (IBM Lotus Notes Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 6.5.x eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16713), SecurityFocus (BID 10704†), OSVDB (8416†), Secunia (SA12046†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14977†). See VDB-755 and VDB-82135 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Groupware Software

Vendor

• IBM

Name

• Lotus Notes

Version

• 6.0
• 6.1
• 6.2
• 6.3
• 6.4
• 6.5

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Lotus Notes 6.5.x

Timelineinfo

07/09/2004 🔍
07/13/2004 +4 days 🔍
07/13/2004 +0 days 🔍
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07/13/2004 +0 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +170 days 🔍
07/19/2005 +200 days 🔍
04/30/2007 +650 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +2870 days 🔍
07/18/2019 +1592 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: searchdomino.techtarget.com
Researcher: Jouko Pynnonen
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-2281 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2281
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23183
X-Force: 16713
SecurityFocus: 10704 - IBM Lotus Notes Multiple Java Applet Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 12046
OSVDB: 8416 - IBM Lotus Notes Client Unspecified Java Applet Handling (KSPR5YS6GR)
Vulnerability Center: 14977 - IBM Lotus Notes Unspecified Java Applets Vulnerabilities, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:19
Updated: 07/18/2019 16:09
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:19 (54), 07/18/2019 16:09 (14)
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Cache ID: 216:B20:103

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