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CVE-2011-0912

Argument injection vulnerability in IBM Lotus Notes 8.0.x before 8.0.2 FP6 and 8.5.x before 8.5.1 FP5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a cai:// URL containing a --launcher.library option that specifies a UNC share pathname for a DLL file, aka SPR PRAD82YJW2.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-0912 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from ibm organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, 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

2011-02-08T22:00:02.367

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-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	ibm	lotus_notes	8.0	Yes
Application	ibm	lotus_notes	8.0.1	Yes
Application	ibm	lotus_notes	8.0.2	Yes
Application	ibm	lotus_notes	8.0.2.0	Yes
Application	ibm	lotus_notes	8.0.2.1	Yes
Application	ibm	lotus_notes	8.0.2.2	Yes
Application	ibm	lotus_notes	8.0.2.3	Yes
Application	ibm	lotus_notes	8.0.2.4	Yes
Application	ibm	lotus_notes	8.0.2.5	Yes
Application	ibm	lotus_notes	8.5.0.0	Yes
Application	ibm	lotus_notes	8.5.0.1	Yes
Application	ibm	lotus_notes	8.5.1.0	Yes
Application	ibm	lotus_notes	8.5.1.1	Yes
Application	ibm	lotus_notes	8.5.1.2	Yes
Application	ibm	lotus_notes	8.5.1.3	Yes
Application	ibm	lotus_notes	8.5.1.4	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/43222 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21461514 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0295 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-051/ ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14348 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/43222 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21461514 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0295 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-051/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14348 (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 ibm'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.