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ZDI-12-132 : IBM Lotus iNotes dwa85W ActiveX Attachment_Times Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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ZDI-12-132 : IBM Lotus iNotes dwa85W ActiveX Attachment_Times Remote Code
Execution Vulnerability
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-132
August 3, 2012

  • – CVE ID:
    CVE-2012-2175

  • – CVSS:
    7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • – Affected Vendors:
    IBM

  • – Affected Products:
    IBM Lotues iNotes

  • – Vulnerability Details:
    This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on
    vulnerable installations of IBM Lotus iNotes. User interaction is required
    to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious
    page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the dwa85W.cab ActiveX control. When
passing a long string argument to the Attachment_Times parameter during the
control instantiation it is possible to overflow a stack buffer causing
memory corruption. This can be leveraged by an attacker to execute code
under the context of the user running the browser.

  • – Vendor Response:
    IBM has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be
    found at:

http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21596862

  • – Disclosure Timeline:
    2011-12-07 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
    2012-08-03 - Coordinated public release of advisory

  • – Credit:
    This vulnerability was discovered by:

  • Gaurav Baruah of eSecForte Technologies Pvt. Ltd
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