CVE-2012-2175
Buffer overflow in the Attachment_Times method in a certain ActiveX control in dwa85W.dll in IBM...
Buffer overflow in the Attachment_Times method in a certain ActiveX control in dwa85W.dll in IBM Lotus iNotes 8.5.x before 8.5.3 FP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in the Attachment_Times method in a certain ActiveX control in dwa85W.dll in IBM Lotus iNotes 8.5.x before 8.5.3 FP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument.
- Record
CVE-2012-2175- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the Attachment_Times method in a certain ActiveX control in dwa85W.dll in IBM Lotus iNotes 8.5.x before 8.5.3 FP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument.
- Record
CVE-2012-2175- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2169 No score
Buffer overflow in the Attachment_Times method in a certain ActiveX control in dwa85W.dll in IBM Lotus iNotes 8.5.x before 8.5.3 FP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument.
- Record
EUVD-2012-2169- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mc56-whq4-j9vh No score
Buffer overflow in the Attachment_Times method in a certain ActiveX control in dwa85W.dll in IBM...
Buffer overflow in the Attachment_Times method in a certain ActiveX control in dwa85W.dll in IBM Lotus iNotes 8.5.x before 8.5.3 FP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument.
- Record
GHSA-mc56-whq4-j9vh- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | IBM Lotus iNotes dwa85W - ActiveX Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2012-12-31 |
| Metasploit | IBM Lotus iNotes dwa85W ActiveX Buffer Overflow | 2012-06-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-2175 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Ibm Lotus Inotes, published June 20, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 29.1%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.