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CVE-2010-1524

The SpreadSheet Lotus 123 reader (wkssr.dll) in Autonomy KeyView 10.4 and 10.9, as used in multiple IBM, Symantec, and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to allocation of an array of pointers and "string indexing," which triggers memory corruption.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-1524 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from autonomy, from autonomy, from autonomy organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2010-08-17T20:00:03.000

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	autonomy	keyview_export_sdk	10.4	Yes
Application	autonomy	keyview_export_sdk	10.9	Yes
Application	autonomy	keyview_filter_sdk	10.4	Yes
Application	autonomy	keyview_filter_sdk	10.9	Yes
Application	autonomy	keyview_viewer_sdk	10.4	Yes
Application	autonomy	keyview_viewer_sdk	10.9	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-35/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21440812 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41928 ([email protected])
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2010&suid=20100727_01 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-35/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21440812 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41928 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2010&suid=20100727_01 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For autonomy's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.