CVE-2008-1101
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedBuffer 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceBuffer overflow in kvdocve.dll (KeyView document viewing engine) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname, demonstrated through a long SRC attribute of an IMG element in HTML documents. The vulnerability affects IBM Lotus Notes 7.0.2 and 7.0.3 deployments.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.0.0.2= 10.3.0.0= 6.0= 6.5= 7.0= 7.0.2= 7.0.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the vulnerable KeyView DLLSearch for kvdocve.dll on the system using file search tools or commands like 'dir /s kvdocve.dll' on Windows or 'find / -name kvdocve.dll' on Unix-like systemsAffected if The file kvdocve.dll exists on the system, indicating the KeyView document viewing engine is installed
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Determine Lotus Notes versionOpen Lotus Notes and check Help > About Lotus Notes, or check the version in the program files directory by examining the notes.ini file or executable propertiesAffected if The installed version matches 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 7.0.2, or 7.0.3
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Check KeyView version if presentRight-click on kvdocve.dll, select Properties, and examine the File Version tab, or use a version inspection toolAffected if The KeyView version is 2.0.0.2 or 10.3.0.0
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Verify HTML preview is enabledIn Lotus Notes, go to File > Preferences > Web Browser or check the preview pane settings to confirm HTML rendering is activeAffected if HTML document preview or rendering is enabled, allowing the IMG SRC attack vector to trigger the buffer overflow
A user is affected if the system has kvdocve.dll present AND runs Lotus Notes versions 6.0-7.0.3 (or KeyView 2.0.0.2/10.3.0.0) AND has HTML preview rendering enabled.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor patches from Autonomy/IBM for KeyView and Lotus Notes; consider disabling HTML rendering in KeyView until patches are applied to mitigate this critical RCE vulnerability.
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