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CVE-2003-0179

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2003-04-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the COM Object Control Handler for Lotus Domino 6.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via multiple attack vectors, as demonstrated using the InitializeUsingNotesUserName method in the iNotes ActiveX control.

Affected products

• IBM Lotus Domino Web Server: 6.0
• IBM Lotus Notes Client: 6.0

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0082.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104550124032513&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104550335103136&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=104558778131373&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=104558778331387&w=2
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21104543
• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-11.html
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-065.shtml
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/571297
• http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/lotus-inotesclientaxbo.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6872
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11339

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