72711 : IBM Lotus Notes Autonomy KeyView kvarcve.dll zip File Parsing Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2011-05-25

Description

Autonomy KeyView contains an overflow condition in kvarcve.dll. The issue is triggered as user-supplied input is not properly validated when parsing ZIP files. With a specially crafted file, a remote or context-dependent attacker can cause a buffer overflow, resulting in a denial of service or potentially execution of arbitrary code.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, IBM has released a patch to address this vulnerability. Check the vendor advisory or solution in the references section.

Products

IBM Corporation
Lotus Notes
8.0
8.5

References

Credit

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2011-06-01 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_1 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_2 Integrity_impact_2 Availability_impact_2

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