Buffer overflow in Autonomy Keyview
CVE-2008-0066
Multiple buffer overflows in htmsr.dll in the HTML speed reader in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView, as used by IBM Lotus Notes 7.0.2 and 7.0.3, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML document with (1) "large chunks of data," or a long URL in the (2) BACKGROUND attribute of a BODY element or (3) SRC attribute of an IMG element.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.055 (92.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.055 · newest: 0.055 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Autonomy Keyview
- IBM Lotus Notes — versions 7.0.2, 7.0.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/28140 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/28209 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1156 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-3/advisory/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28454 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/28210 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490828/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1153 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-0066?
- CVE-2008-0066 is a vulnerability in Autonomy Keyview, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-04-10.
- Is CVE-2008-0066 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.