CVE-2008-2240 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a long Accept-Language header in IBM Lotus Domino.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-2240?
CVE-2008-2240 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Ibm Lotus Domino, published on 22 May 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Web Server service in IBM Lotus Domino before 7.0.3 FP1, and 8.x before 8.0.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long Accept-Language HTTP header.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2240?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Lotus Domino.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2240?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2240 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-2008-2240 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-2240 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Lotus Domino
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p4g3-m75g-v8cw.