CVE-2003-0179 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the COM Object Control Handler of Lotus Domino 6.0.1 and earlier, impacting both the Domino web server and Notes client. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code with low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability). Despite its high CVSS score of 7.5 and FAUCET Risk Score of 96/100, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and is considered inactive.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino_web_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes_client:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.