CVE-2012-2175
highpriority · attend · 57EPSS 0.291 · 98 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Buffer overflow in the Attachment_Times method in a certain ActiveX control in dwa85W.dll in IBM Lotus iNotes 8.5.x before 8.5.3 FP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-23736IBM Lotus iNotes dwa85W - ActiveX Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
- exploit/windows/browser/inotes_dwa85w_bofIBM Lotus iNotes dwa85W ActiveX Buffer Overflowfunctional · metasploit
affected products (15)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49443cnnvd
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21596862Patchcnnvd
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21596862cnnvd
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/75321cnnvd
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21596862enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75321enisa_euvd
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21596862Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75321nvd
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