What is CVE-2012-2175?

CVE-2012-2175 is a vulnerability in IBM Lotus Inotes, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2012-06-20.

Is CVE-2012-2175 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in IBM Lotus Inotes

CVE-2012-2175

Buffer overflow in the Attachment_Times method in a certain ActiveX control in dwa85W.dll in IBM Lotus iNotes 8.5.x before 8.5.3 FP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2012-06-20 · last modified 2026-06-16.

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: 0.291 (98.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-29.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.294 · newest: 0.291 · change: -0.003

Affected products

IBM Lotus Inotes — versions 8.5.0.0, 8.5.0.1, 8.5.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75321 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-2175?: CVE-2012-2175 is a vulnerability in IBM Lotus Inotes, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2012-06-20.
Is CVE-2012-2175 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.