Advisory Details

February 13th, 2014

IBM Lotus Quickr ActiveX Stack Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-14-018
ZDI-CAN-2027

CVE ID CVE-2013-6749
CVSS SCORE 7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS IBM
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Lotus Quickr
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['13412']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of IBM Lotus Quickr for Domino. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The flaw exists within an ActiveX control included in QP2.dll. The specific flaw is a stack buffer overflow in a vulnerable function in the control. By passing an overly long value into a property, and then triggering the function, an attacker may execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS IBM has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21662653
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2013-12-09 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2014-02-13 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Aniway.Anyway@gmail.com
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