# CVE-2007-4222: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted HTML emails due to a buffer overflow in IBM Lotus Notes, requiring user interaction.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Oct 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wpqw-x29j-wf9j

## What is CVE-2007-4222?

CVE-2007-4222 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Ibm Lotus Notes, published on 29 Oct 2007. 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 the TagAttributeListCopy function in nnotes.dll in IBM Lotus Notes before 7.0.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML email, related to duplicate RTF conversion when the recipient operates on this email.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4222?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Lotus Notes.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-4222?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4222 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-4222 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4222 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Lotus Notes

- [CVE-2010-1608](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1608/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-3032](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3032/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-2281](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2281/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0480](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0480/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-2174](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2174/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-4222 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-4222 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Ibm Lotus Notes, published on 29 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4222 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Lotus Notes. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4222/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4222/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-4222
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4222
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-4222

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