CVE-2008-1718

Buffer overflow in mimesr.dll in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView, as used in IBM Lotus Notes before 8.0, might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an e-mail message with a crafted Text mail (MIME) attachment.

Published: 2008-04-10 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1718 is rated High Risk (67/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.50%, 90th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1718

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 2025-03-30 8.28% 6.50% -1.78%
2 2025-03-29 6.50% 8.28% +1.78%
3 2025-03-19 — 6.50% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1718

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-2008-1718

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2008-1718

Comment: Secunia information: http://secunia.com/advisories/28210

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1718

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
autonomy keyview — cpe:2.3:a:autonomy:keyview:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1718

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