CVE-2008-0066

Multiple buffer overflows in htmsr.dll in the HTML speed reader in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView, as used by IBM Lotus Notes 7.0.2 and 7.0.3, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML document with (1) "large chunks of data," or a long URL in the (2) BACKGROUND attribute of a BODY element or (3) SRC attribute of an IMG element.

Published: 2008-04-10 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0066 is rated High Risk (65.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 27.08%, 96th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0066

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-12-10 32.95% 27.08% -5.87%
2 2025-05-31 38.79% 32.95% -5.84%
3 2025-04-10 38.79%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0066

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0066

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0066

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
autonomy keyview cpe:2.3:a:autonomy:keyview:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0066

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