CVE-2020-4097 (GCVE-0-2020-4097)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-11-05 16:45 – Updated: 2024-08-04 07:52
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Summary
In HCL Notes version 9 previous to release 9.0.1 FixPack 10 Interim Fix 8, version 10 previous to release 10.0.1 FixPack 6 and version 11 previous to 11.0.1 FixPack 1, a vulnerability in the input parameter handling of the Notes Client could potentially be exploited by an attacker resulting in a buffer overflow. This could enable an attacker to crash HCL Notes or execute attacker-controlled code on the client.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Buffer overflow
Assigner
HCL CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 64/100 over 185 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a HCL Notes Affected: HCL Notes version 9 previous to release 9.0.1 FixPack 10 Interim Fix 8, version 10 previous to release 10.0.1 FixPack 6 and version 11 previous to 11.0.1 FixPack 1
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