IBM Lotus Notes 6.x File Viewer memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Lotus Notes 6.x. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component File Viewer. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-4564. Additionally, an exploit exists. Disabling the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Lotus Notes 6.x (Groupware Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component File Viewer. The manipulation with an unknown input 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. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in wp6sr.dll in the Autonomy KeyView SDK 10.4 and earlier, as used in IBM Lotus Notes, Symantec Mail Security (SMS) products, Symantec BrightMail Appliance products, and Symantec Data Loss Prevention (DLP) products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Word Perfect Document (WPD) file.

The weakness was released 03/18/2009 by iDefense Labs with 0-day (Website). The advisory is shared at labs.idefense.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4564 since 10/14/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at www-01.ibm.com. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49284), SecurityFocus (BID 34086†), OSVDB (52713†), Secunia (SA34355†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1021859†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-3942. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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OpenVAS ID: 63621
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu USN-735-1 (gst-plugins-base0.10)
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Recommended: Disable
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Patch: www-01.ibm.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: labs.idefense.com⛔
Researcher: iDefense Labs
Organization: 0-day
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4564 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4564
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3941
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X-Force: 49284 - Autonomy KeyView wp6sr.dll buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 34086 - Autonomy KeyView Module 'wp6sr.dll' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 34355 - Lotus Notes File Viewer "wp6sr.dll" Buffer Overflow, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 52713 - Autonomy KeyView SDK wp6sr.dll Word Perfect Document Handling Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1021859
Vupen: ADV-2009-0757

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2009 10:13
Updated: 11/29/2024 03:03
Changes: 03/19/2009 10:13 (86), 03/23/2019 19:16 (1), 11/29/2024 03:03 (36)
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