CVE-2020-14244 Memory corruption in HCL Domino

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger a stack buffer overflow in HCL Domino to crash the server or execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

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-2020-14244?

CVE-2020-14244 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in HCL Domino, published on 14 Dec 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the MIME message handling of the Domino server (versions 9 and 10) could potentially be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker resulting in a stack buffer overflow. This could allow a remote attacker to crash the server or inject code into the system which would execute with the privileges of the server.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14244?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hcltech Domino.

How do I fix CVE-2020-14244?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14244 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-2020-14244 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c289-566w-qgp4.

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