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IBM Lotus Notes 'cai' URI and iCal Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
13 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host has IBM Lotus Notes installed and is prone to remote code execution vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
The flaws are due to: - An input validation error when processing the '--launcher.library' switch within a 'cai:' URI, which could allow attackers to load a malicious library. - A buffer overflow error related to 'iCal', which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Affected Software
Affected Software
IBM Lotus Notes Version 8.0.x before 8.0.2 FP6 and 8.5.x before 8.5.1 FP5 on windows
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to IBM Lotus Notes 8.0.2 FP6 or 8.5.1 FP5