CVE-2005-2454

Description

IBM Lotus Notes 6.5.4 and 6.5.5, and 7.0.0 and 7.0.1, uses insecure default permissions (Everyone/Full Control) for the "Notes" folder and all children, which allows local users to gain privileges and modify, add, or delete files in that folder.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4093 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-29/advisory/ vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/29761 vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/383092 third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/19537 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449126/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/27342 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20612 vdb entry
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=463&uid=swg21246773
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29660 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017086 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2454?
CVE-2005-2454 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2454?
To fix CVE-2005-2454, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2454 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-2454 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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