CVE-2003-0179
Buffer overflow in the COM Object Control Handler for Lotus Domino 6.0.1 and earlier allows...
Buffer overflow in the COM Object Control Handler for Lotus Domino 6.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via multiple attack vectors, as demonstrated using the InitializeUsingNotesUserName method in the iNotes ActiveX control.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in the COM Object Control Handler for Lotus Domino 6.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via multiple attack vectors, as demonstrated using the InitializeUsingNotesUserName method in the iNotes ActiveX control.
- Record
CVE-2003-0179- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Buffer overflow in the COM Object Control Handler for Lotus Domino 6.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via multiple attack vectors, as demonstrated using the InitializeUsingNotesUserName method in the iNotes ActiveX control.
- Record
CVE-2003-0179- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0175No score
Buffer overflow in the COM Object Control Handler for Lotus Domino 6.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via multiple attack vectors, as demonstrated using the InitializeUsingNotesUserName method in the iNotes ActiveX control.
- Record
EUVD-2003-0175- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m4q6-7mf8-cxrcNo score
Buffer overflow in the COM Object Control Handler for Lotus Domino 6.0.1 and earlier allows...
Buffer overflow in the COM Object Control Handler for Lotus Domino 6.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via multiple attack vectors, as demonstrated using the InitializeUsingNotesUserName method in the iNotes ActiveX control.
- Record
GHSA-m4q6-7mf8-cxrc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-0179 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ibm Lotus Domino Web Server, published March 29, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.74%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=104550335103136&w=2
www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21104543
cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-11.html
securityfocus.com/bid/6872
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/571297
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ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-065.shtml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11339
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0082.html
nextgenss.com/advisories/lotus-inotesclientaxbo.txt
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0179
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m4q6-7mf8-cxrc