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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 9.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 6.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
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.
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.
- IBM Web site: Lotus Notes.
- Secunia Research 08/04/2008: Lotus Notes kvdocve.dll Path Processing Buffer Overflow.
- 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.
- SA28140: activePDF DocConverter Multiple Parsing Vulnerabilities
- SA28209: Autonomy Keyview SDK Multiple Buffer Overflows
- SA28210: Lotus Notes Multiple Keyview Parsing Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1153: Autonomy Keyview Products Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1156: IBM Lotus Notes Keyview Module Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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
Reported:
Apr 08, 2008
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