CVE-2008-2240 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 64.8% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Web Server service in IBM Lotus Domino before 7.0.3 FP1, and 8.x before 8.0.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long Accept-Language HTTP header.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 64.82% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-05-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ibm | lotus domino |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | IBM Lotus Domino Web Server - Accept-Language Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2010-11-11 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30310
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30332
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21303057
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-May/001988.html
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-May/001989.html
- http://www.mwrinfosecurity.com/publications/mwri_ibm-lotus-domino-accept-language-stack-overflow_2008-05-20.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29310
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020098
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1597
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42552
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30310
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30332
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21303057
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-May/001988.html
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-May/001989.html
- http://www.mwrinfosecurity.com/publications/mwri_ibm-lotus-domino-accept-language-stack-overflow_2008-05-20.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29310
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020098
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1597
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42552
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