# CVE-2008-4564: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a crafted Word Perfect Document due to a stack-based buffer overflow in the Autonomy KeyView SDK.

- **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:** 18 Mar 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6p66-f3jg-vmhh

## What is CVE-2008-4564?

CVE-2008-4564 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Ibm Lotus Notes, published on 18 Mar 2009. 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

Stack-based buffer overflow in wp6sr.dll in the Autonomy KeyView SDK 10.4 and earlier, as used in IBM Lotus Notes, Symantec Mail Security (SMS) products, Symantec BrightMail Appliance products, and Symantec Data Loss Prevention (DLP) products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Word Perfect Document (WPD) file.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4564?

It affects 10 products.


Products: Autonomy Keyview Export Sdk, Autonomy Keyview Filter Sdk, Autonomy Keyview Viewer Sdk, Ibm Lotus Notes, Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution, Symantec Brightmail, Symantec Data Loss Prevention Detection Servers, Symantec Data Loss Prevention Endpoint Agents, Symantec Enforce, Symantec Mail Security.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-4564?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4564 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-4564 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4564 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Lotus Notes

- [CVE-2010-0126](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0126/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-0131](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0131/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-0133](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0133/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-0134](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0134/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-0135](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0135/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-4564 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-4564 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Ibm Lotus Notes, published on 18 Mar 2009. 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-2008-4564 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-2008-4564/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4564/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4564
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4564
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-4564

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.