CVE-2007-5399
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in emlsr.dll in the EML reader in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView 10.3.0.0, as used by IBM Lotus Notes, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) To, (2) Cc, (3) Bcc, (4) From, (5) Date, (6)…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in emlsr.dll in the EML reader in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView 10.3.0.0, as used by IBM Lotus Notes, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) To, (2) Cc, (3) Bcc, (4) From, (5) Date, (6) Subject, (7) Priority, (8) Importance, or (9) X-MSMail-Priority header; (10) a long string at the beginning of an RFC2047 encoded-word in a header; (11) a long text string in an RFC2047 encoded-word in a header; or (12) a long Subject header, related to creation of an associated filename.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.53% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- autonomy/keyview · ibm/lotus notes
- Source
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com
EPSS 5.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28209Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28210Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-91/advisory/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-92/advisory/Vendor Advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=463&uid=swg21298453
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490832/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490833/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28454
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019842
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1153
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1156
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41723
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28209Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28210Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-91/advisory/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-92/advisory/Vendor Advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=463&uid=swg21298453
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490832/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490833/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28454
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019842
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1153
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1156
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41723
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.