ZDI-12-154 : IBM Lotus Notes URL Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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ZDI-12-154 : IBM Lotus Notes URL Command Injection Remote Code Execution
Vulnerability
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-154
August 22, 2012

• – CVE ID:
  CVE-2012-2174

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

• – Affected Vendors:
  IBM

• – Affected Products:
  IBM Lotus Notes

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  TippingPoint IPS customers have been protected against this
  vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID 11839.
  For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS, visit:

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• – Vulnerability Details:
  This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on
  vulnerable installations of IBM Lotus Notes. 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 notes.exe. When handling URLs, it is
possible to inject the -RPARAMS command line argument into the call to
notes.exe, which will then launch rcplauncher.exe. Including the java -vm
command will allow for the attacker to execute code under the context of
the process.

• – 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=swg21598348

• – Disclosure Timeline:
  2011-12-22 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  2012-08-22 - Coordinated public release of advisory

• – Credit:
  This vulnerability was discovered by:

• Moritz Jodeit

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