Buffer overflow in Hcltech Notes
CVE-2020-14224
A vulnerability in the MIME message handling of the HCL Notes v9 client could potentially be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker resulting in a stack buffer overflow. This could allow a remote attacker to crash the Notes application or inject code into the system which would execute with the privileges of the currently logged-in user.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.023 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Hcltech Notes — versions 9.0, 9.0.1
- Hcl Notes — versions v9
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.hcltechsw.com/csm (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-14224?
- CVE-2020-14224 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hcltech Notes, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-12-18.
- How severe is CVE-2020-14224?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.