CVE-2008-1101 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in the KeyView document viewing engine when processing malicious HTML documents.
- 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-2008-1101?
CVE-2008-1101 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Ibm Lotus Notes, published on 10 Apr 2008. 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 kvdocve.dll in the KeyView document viewing engine in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView, as used by IBM Lotus Notes 7.0.2 and 7.0.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname, as demonstrated by a long SRC attribute of an IMG element in an HTML document.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1101?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Autonomy Keyview, Ibm Lotus Notes.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1101?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1101 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-2008-1101 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1101 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Lotus Notes
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8g44-8fxc-9mj4.