HTTP: IBM Lotus iNotes Upload Module ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

This signature detects attempts to use unsafe ActiveX control in IBM Lotus iNotes. An attacker can create a malicious Web site containing Web pages with dangerous ActiveX controls, which if accessed by a victim, allows the attacker to gain control of the victim's client browser.

Extended Description

IBM Lotus iNotes Upload Module ActiveX Control is prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to properly bounds check user-supplied input. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of an application (typically Internet Explorer) that uses the ActiveX control. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition. IBM Lotus iNotes 8.5, 8.5.1, 8.5.2 and 8.5.3 are vulnerable.

Affected Products

Ibm lotus_inotes

References

BugTraq: 53879

CVE: CVE-2012-2175

URL: http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21596862 http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21596862 http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/zdi-12-132/

Short Name

HTTP:STC:ACTIVEX:IBM-INOTES-BOF

Severity

Major

Recommended

False

Recommended Action

Drop

HTTP: IBM Lotus iNotes Upload Module ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

Extended Description

Affected Products

References

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