CVE-2008-0862

critical

Description

IBM Lotus Notes 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, and 8.0 signs an unsigned applet when a user forwards an email message to another user, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass Execution Control List (ECL) protection.

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0600/references

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21257250

http://secunia.com/advisories/29031

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-02-21

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00489