Buffer overflow in IBM Lotus Domino
CVE-2008-2240
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Web Server service in IBM Lotus Domino before 7.0.3 FP1, and 8.x before 8.0.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long Accept-Language HTTP header.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.648 (99.2th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.648 · newest: 0.648 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Lotus Domino — versions 6.0, 6.5, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-May/001988.html (mailing-list)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1597 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/30310 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-May/001989.html (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/30332 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42552 (vdb-entry)
- www.mwrinfosecurity.com/publications/mwri_ibm-lotus-domino-accept-language-stac… (Patch)
- www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29310 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-2240?
- CVE-2008-2240 is a vulnerability in IBM Lotus Domino, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-05-22.
- Is CVE-2008-2240 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.