CVE-2008-1718

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-04-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in mimesr.dll in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView, as used in IBM Lotus Notes before 8.0, might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an e-mail message with a crafted Text mail (MIME) attachment.

Affected products

Autonomy Keyview: all versions
IBM Lotus Notes: 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 8.0, 8.0.1

References

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=463&uid=swg21298453
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41856
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=463&uid=swg21298453
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41856

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