Advisory Details

August 22nd, 2012

IBM Lotus Notes URL Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2012-2174
CVSS SCORE	7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	IBM
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Lotus Notes
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['11839']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of IBM Lotus Notes. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within notes.exe. When handling URLs, it is possible to inject the -RPARAMS command line argument into the call to notes.exe, which will then launch rcplauncher.exe. Including the java -vm command will allow for the attacker to execute code under the context of the process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	IBM has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21598348
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2011-12-22 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2012-08-22 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Moritz Jodeit

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