CVE-2011-1218 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in kvarcve.dll within Autonomy KeyView, impacting IBM Lotus Notes before version 8.5.2 FP3. This critical flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted .zip attachment. With a CVSS score of 9.3, the vulnerability has a high severity, requiring medium attack complexity but potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:autonomy:keyview:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 8.5.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:3.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:3.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
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.