CVE-2009-4594
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 · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in IBM Lotus iNotes (aka Domino Web Access or DWA) before 229.131 for Domino 8.0.x has unknown impact and attack vectors, aka SPR SDOY7RHBNH.
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 analysisA detailed technical summary for this CVE is being prepared.
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<= 229.111= 229.011= 229.021= 229.031= 229.041= 229.051= 229.061= 229.101CVSS 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
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
dbcve · scopedIBM Lotus iNotes 229.131 or later for Domino 8.0.x
- Identify current IBM Lotus iNotes (Domino Web Access) version using Domino Administrator or by checking the Domino server version
- Verify the installed iNotes version is 229.111 or earlier, or one of 229.011, 229.021, 229.031
- Download IBM Lotus Domino 8.0.x with iNotes fix 229.131 or later from IBM Fix Central or your IBM Passport Advantage account
- Apply the upgrade following IBM's standard Domino server upgrade procedures
- Restart Domino server services after applying the update
- Verify the new iNotes version is 229.131 or later to confirm remediation
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2009-4594 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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