IBM Lotus Notes TagAttributeListCopy Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	26200
Class:	Boundary Condition Error
CVE:	CVE-2007-4222
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 24 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 25 2007 09:36PM
Credit:	UVInc. is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	IBM Lotus Notes 7.0.2 IBM Lotus Notes 7.0.1 IBM Lotus Notes 6.5.3 IBM Lotus Notes 6.5.1
Not Vulnerable:	IBM Lotus Notes 7.0.3 IBM Lotus Notes 8.0

IBM Lotus Notes TagAttributeListCopy Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

IBM Lotus Notes is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to adequately perform boundary checks on user-supplied data. This issue occurs in the 'nnotes.dll' dynamic linked library.

Successfully exploiting this issue could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the application. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.

IBM Lotus Notes TagAttributeListCopy Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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: mailto:[email protected]

IBM Lotus Notes TagAttributeListCopy Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released updates to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.

IBM Lotus Notes TagAttributeListCopy Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

References:

• IBM Lotus Notes Homepage (IBM)
  
• IBM Lotus Notes Client TagAttributeListCopy Buffer Overflow Vulnerability ([email protected])
  
• IBM Lotus Notes Client TagAttributeListCopy Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (IBM)
  
• Lotus Notes buffer overflow vulnerability with HTML message (IBM)