CVE-2008-1101
Buffer overflow in kvdocve.dll in the KeyView document viewing engine in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView, as used by IBM Lotus Notes 7.0.2 and 7.0.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname, as demonstrated by a long SRC…
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
Buffer overflow in kvdocve.dll in the KeyView document viewing engine in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView, as used by IBM Lotus Notes 7.0.2 and 7.0.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname, as demonstrated by a long SRC attribute of an IMG element in an HTML document.
- 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/28140Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28209Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28210Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-12/advisory/Vendor Advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=463&uid=swg21298453
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490826/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28454
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1153
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1156
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41725
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28140Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28209Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28210Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-12/advisory/Vendor Advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=463&uid=swg21298453
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490826/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28454
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1153
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1156
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41725
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.