Autonomy KeyView document viewing engine kvdocve.dll buffer overflow
| autonomy-keyview-kvdocve-bo (41725) |  High Risk |
Description:
The Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView KeyView document viewing engine (kvdocve.dll), which is used in IBM Lotus Notes and possibly other applications, is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted HTML document containing an overly long link in the <IMG> tag src value, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with privileges of the victim or cause the application to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Autonomy, KeyView Export SDK 10
- Autonomy, KeyView Export SDK 10.3
- Autonomy, KeyView Export SDK 7
- Autonomy, KeyView Export SDK 8
- Autonomy, KeyView Export SDK 9
- Autonomy, KeyView Filter SDK 10
- Autonomy, KeyView Filter SDK 10.3
- Autonomy, KeyView Filter SDK 7
- Autonomy, KeyView Filter SDK 8
- Autonomy, KeyView Filter SDK 9
- Autonomy, KeyView Viewer SDK 10
- Autonomy, KeyView Viewer SDK 10.3
- Autonomy, KeyView Viewer SDK 7
- Autonomy, KeyView Viewer SDK 8
- Autonomy, KeyView Viewer SDK 9
- IBM, Lotus Notes 6.0
- IBM, Lotus Notes 6.5
- IBM, Lotus Notes 7.0
- IBM, Lotus Notes 7.0.2
- IBM, Lotus Notes 7.0.3
Remedy:
For IBM Lotus Notes:
Refer to IBM Technote (FAQ) 1298453 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- IBM Technote (FAQ) 1298453, Potential security vulnerabilities in Lotus Notes file viewers for Applix Presents, Folio Flat File, HTML speed reader, KeyView and MIME at http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=463&uid=swg21298453.
- IBM Web site, Lotus Notes at http://www-306.ibm.com/software/lotus/products/notes/.
- Secunia Research 08/04/2008, Lotus Notes kvdocve.dll Path Processing Buffer Overflow at http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-12/advisory/.
- BID-28454: Autonomy KeyView Module Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- 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 attribute of an IMG element in an HTML document.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1153: Autonomy Keyview Products Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1156: IBM Lotus Notes Keyview Module Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- SA28140: activePDF DocConverter Multiple Parsing Vulnerabilities
- SA28209: Autonomy Keyview SDK Multiple Buffer Overflows
- SA28210: Lotus Notes Multiple Keyview Parsing Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Apr 08, 2008
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