Description
IBM Notes 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service. If a user is persuaded to click on a malicious link, it could cause the Notes client to hang and have to be restarted. IBM X-Force ID: 121370.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Lotus Expeditor | 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3 | — |
| IBM | Notes | 8.5.3.6, 8.5.1.5, 8.5.2.4, 9.0, 9.0.1.8 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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IBM Notes encodeURI DOS
auxiliary/dos/http/ibm_lotus_notes
Exploit-DB 2
- IBM Notes 8.5.x/9.0.x - Denial of Service EDB-42602 · dos · Sep 2, 2017 · verified
- IBM Notes 8.5.x/9.0.x - Denial of Service (Metasploit) EDB-42969 · dos · Aug 31, 2017
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.