82755 : IBM Lotus iNotes Upload Module ActiveX (dwa85W.dll) Attachment_Times Property String Parsing Overflow
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
9	573	12 months ago	4 months ago	11 times	100%

Timeline

Disclosure Date
2012-06-01

Time to Patch
176 days

Description

IBM Lotus iNotes is prone to an overflow condition related to the Upload Module ActiveX (dwa85W.dll). The program fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted attachment_times property string, a context-dependent attacker can potentially execute arbitrary code.

Classification

Location: Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Third-party Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, IBM has released a patch to address this vulnerability. Check the vendor changelog in the references section.

Products

IBM Corporation	Lotus iNotes	8.5
		8.5.1
		8.5.2
		8.5.3

References

CVE ID: 2012-2175 (see also: NVD)
Exploit Database: 23736
Secunia Advisory ID: 49443
Bugtraq ID: 53879
ISS X-Force ID: 75321
Packet Storm: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119166/IBM-Lotus-iNotes-dwa85W-ActiveX-Buffer-Overflow.html
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21596862
Other Advisory URL: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-132/

Credit

Gaurav Baruah - Zero Day Initiative (ZDI)

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2012-06-20 | Disagree?

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