23068 : Verity KeyView Viewer SDK htmsr.dll Link Processing Overflow
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Last Modified
about 1 year ago

Percent Complete
95%

Disclosure
Feb 10, 2006

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Description

 An overflow exists in the HTML speed reader component of the KeyView Viewer SDK. The software fails to properly validate file names passed to the 'htmsr.dll' library when a link is clicked, resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted long file name starting with a 'http', 'ftp' or '//' prefix, an attacker can execute arbitrary code, resulting in a loss of integrity. Note that the vulnerable component is used by IBM Lotus Notes for viewing HTML files.

Classification

 Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown

Solution

 Upgrade to version 8.2, 9.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
International Business Machines Corporation
Watch-list
Lotus Notes
Watch-list
 6.5.3
6.0.4
6.0
6.0.1
6.0.1.1
6.0.1.2
6.0.1.3
6.0.2.1
6.0.2.2
6.0.3
6.0.5
6.5
6.5.1
6.5.2
6.5.2.1
6.5.3.1
7.0
Autonomy
Watch-list
Verity KeyView Viewer SDK
Watch-list
 7.0a
7.4

References

Tools & Filters
20924
3422

Credit
  • Carsten Eiram - Secunia Research

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-05-15 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_1 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_2 Integrity_impact_2 Availability_impact_2

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