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CVE-2008-1718

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-1718 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the mimesr.dll component of Autonomy KeyView, impacting IBM Lotus Notes versions prior to 8.0. This flaw allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted Text mail (MIME) attachment. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is critical, requiring medium attack complexity but offering complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:autonomy:keyview:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0331 is in the 46th percentile among its peer group of 8,915 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/41856
www-1.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Vendor Advisory