CVE-2008-2240 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Web Server service of IBM Lotus Domino versions prior to 7.0.3 FP1 and 8.x prior to 8.0.1. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial of service (daemon crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted, long Accept-Language HTTP header. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code, including a Metasploit module, exists, suggesting a high potential for exploitation, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.