VDB-78901 · CVE-2015-5040 · BID 77324

IBM Lotus Domino up to 9.0.1 GIF Image memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in IBM Lotus Domino 8.5.1/8.5.2/8.5.3/9.0/9.0.1. This impacts an unknown function of the component GIF Image Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-5040. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Lotus Domino 8.5.1/8.5.2/8.5.3/9.0/9.0.1 (Groupware Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component GIF Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 10/22/2015 by Saran Neti with TELUS Security Labs as swg21969050 / KLYH9ZDKRE / KLYH9ZTLEZ as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at www-01.ibm.com. The public release was coordinated with IBM. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-5040 since 06/24/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370187 (IBM Domino GIF Processing Multiple Vulnerabilities (swg21969050)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 22667.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 77324†), SecurityTracker (ID 1033974†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54415†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-78900. 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
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OpenVAS ID: 802684
OpenVAS Name: IBM Domino Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Nov15
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: swg21969050 / KLYH9ZDKRE / KLYH9ZTLEZ
Researcher: Saran Neti
Organization: TELUS Security Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5040 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5040
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78901
SecurityFocus: 77324 - IBM Domino CVE-2015-5040 GIF Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1033974
Vulnerability Center: 54415 - IBM Domino Remote Code Execution and DoS via a Crafted GIF Image - CVE-2015-5040, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/27/2015 11:58
Updated: 06/25/2022 10:20
Changes: 10/27/2015 11:58 (62), 04/12/2018 17:20 (18), 06/25/2022 10:20 (3)
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