CVE-2018-1771 Memory corruption in Domino

High 8.4 Published 20 Dec 2018 Updated 17 Sep 2024

An attacker can execute arbitrary commands on the system by triggering a buffer overflow in IBM Domino's nsd.exe argument parsing.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-1771?

CVE-2018-1771 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in IBM Domino, published on 20 Dec 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Domino 9.0 and 9.0.1 could allow an attacker to execute commands on the system by triggering a buffer overflow in the parsing of command line arguments passed to nsd.exe. IBM X-force ID: 148687.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1771?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Domino, Ibm Notes.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1771?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1771 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-2018-1771 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1771 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rjx5-p3j3-5qj8.