CVE-2008-1101

Buffer overflow in kvdocve.dll in the KeyView document viewing engine in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView, as used by IBM Lotus Notes 7.0.2 and 7.0.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname, as demonstrated by a long SRC attribute of an IMG element in an HTML document.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-1101 is rated Moderate Risk (64.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.53%, 92th 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-2008-1101

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 2026-06-15 23.46% 5.53% -17.93%
2 2025-12-10 28.93% 23.46% -5.47%
3 2025-05-31 28.93%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1101

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-2008-1101

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1101

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
autonomy keyview 2.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:autonomy:keyview:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
autonomy keyview 10.3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:autonomy:keyview:10.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2008-1101

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