Buffer Overflow in KeyView Document Viewing Engine Used by IBM Lotus Notes

CVE-2008-1101

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the kvdocve.dll component of the KeyView document viewing engine, which is utilized in IBM Lotus Notes versions 7.0.2 and 7.0.3. This flaw can be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected system. This is accomplished through the use of excessive pathname lengths, particularly demonstrated by the SRC attribute of an IMG tag within an HTML document. Proper safeguards and updates should be implemented to mitigate potential risks associated with this vulnerability.

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