THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2007-6593
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2007-6593

Lotus Notes vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
6.3%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in l123sr.dll in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView SDK, as used by IBM Lotus Notes 5.x through 8.x, allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) Length and (2) Value fields for certain Types in a Lotus 1-2-3 (.123) file in the Worksheet File (WKS) format, as demonstrated by a file with a crafted SRANGE record, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-5909.
Affected vendor
Ibm
Affected product
Lotus Notes
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2007-12-28

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 6.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2007-6593

  • Confirm whether Ibm Lotus Notes is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2007-6593.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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