CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2618

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView SDK before version 9.2.0, used in Lotus Notes 6.5.4 and 7.0, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted UUE, ZIP, TAR files or emails with long links.

Risk Assessment

The risk for organizations is critical as an attacker can remotely execute arbitrary code without authentication, potentially leading to data theft, malware installation, or full system compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately update KeyView SDK to version 9.2.0 or later, apply relevant patches for Lotus Notes, and consider restricting processing of suspicious attachments and links.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView SDK before 9.2.0, as used in Lotus Notes 6.5.4 and 7.0, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a UUE file containing an encoded file with a long filename handled by uudrdr.dll, (2) a compressed ZIP file with a long filename handled by kvarcve.dll, (3) a TAR archive with a long filename that is extracted to a directory with a long path handled by the TAR reader (tarrdr.dll), (4) an email that contains a long HTTP, FTP, or // link handled by the HTML speed reader (htmsr.dll) or (5) an email containing a crafted long link handled by the HTML speed reader (htmsr.dll).

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS