CVE-2012-2175 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 29.4% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 29.44% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-06-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ibm | lotus inotes |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | IBM Lotus iNotes dwa85W - ActiveX Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2012-12-31 |
References
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