CVE-2004-2280 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash IBM Lotus Notes via buffer overflow in Java applets, requiring user interaction to view the malicious content.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-2280?
CVE-2004-2280 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ibm Lotus Notes, published on 19 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Buffer overflow in IBM Lotus Notes 6.5.x before 6.5.3 and 6.0.x before 6.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors related to Java applets, as identified by KSPR62F4KN.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2280?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Lotus Notes.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2280?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2280 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2004-2280 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2280 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Lotus Notes
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9vxf-mr7f-qm9r.