CVE-2018-1437 Other in Notes
A local attacker can execute arbitrary code or cause a crash in IBM Notes via DLL hijacking due to untrusted search paths.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-1437?
CVE-2018-1437 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Notes, published on 14 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IBM Notes 8.5 and 9.0 could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an error related to multiple untrusted search path. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to DLL hijacking to execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 139565.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1437?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Notes.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1437?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1437 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-1437 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1437 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Notes
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x3h5-3jh8-247m.