IBM Lotus Notes up to 6.4 Spreadsheet xlssr.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in IBM Lotus Notes up to 6.4. This affects an unknown function in the library xlssr.dll of the component Spreadsheet. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2011-1512. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in IBM Lotus Notes up to 6.4 (Groupware Software). This affects some unknown functionality in the library xlssr.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:

Heap-based buffer overflow in xlssr.dll in Autonomy KeyView, as used in IBM Lotus Notes before 8.5.2 FP3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed BIFF record in a .xls Excel spreadsheet attachment, aka SPR PRAD8E3HKR.

The weakness was shared 05/31/2011 by Core Security (iDefense) with CORE Security Technologies (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-1512 since 03/23/2011. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/08/2021). 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 (67619), Tenable (54922), SecurityFocus (BID 47962†), Secunia (SA44624†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31653†). The entries VDB-57960, VDB-57545, VDB-57544 and VDB-57543 are related to this item. 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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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Lotus Notes 6.5

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03/23/2011 🔍
05/24/2011 +62 days 🔍
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05/25/2011 +1 days 🔍
05/31/2011 +6 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1387 days 🔍
11/08/2021 +2422 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Core Security (iDefense)
Organization: CORE Security Technologies
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1512 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1512
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57549

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X-Force: 67619
SecurityFocus: 47962 - RETIRED: IBM Lotus Notes Attachment Handling Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 44624 - IBM Lotus Notes File Viewers Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 31653 - IBM Lotus Notes <8.5.2 FP3 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via a Malformed BIFF Record, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/08/2021 01:37
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (66), 03/23/2017 08:11 (16), 11/08/2021 01:37 (3)
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