Multiple buffer overflows in kpagrdr.dll 2.0.0.2 and 10.3.0.0 in the Applix Presents reader in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView, as used b
Multiple buffer overflows in kpagrdr.dll 2.0.0.2 and 10.3.0.0 in the Applix Presents reader in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView, as used by IBM Lotus Notes, Symantec Mail Security, and activePDF DocConverter, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .ag file with (1) a long ENCODING attribute in a *BEGIN tag, (2) a long token, or (3) the initial *BEGIN tag.
- Published
- Apr 10, 2008
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 5.7% · 93th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Report tools
Action score
39
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 5.7%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| autonomy | keyview | cpe:2.3:a:autonomy:keyview |
| activepdf | docconverter | cpe:2.3:a:activepdf:docconverter |
| ibm | lotus notes | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes |
| symantec | mail security | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security |
| symantec | mail security appliance | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security_appliance |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- activepdf docconverter3.8.2_.5
- activepdf docconverter3.8.4.0
- autonomy keyview10.3.0.0
- autonomy keyview2.0.0.2
- ibm lotus notes6.0
- ibm lotus notes6.5
- ibm lotus notes7.0
- ibm lotus notes7.0.2
- ibm lotus notes7.0.3
- symantec mail security5.0
- symantec mail security5.0.0
- symantec mail security5.0.1
- symantec mail security7.5
- symantec mail security appliance5.0
Same product
autonomy: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2011-1512Heap-based buffer overflow in xlssr.dll in Autonomy KeyView, as used in IBM Lotus Notes before 8.5.2 FP3, allows remote attackers to execute39Monitor
- CVE-2011-1218Buffer overflow in kvarcve.dll in Autonomy KeyView, as used in IBM Lotus Notes before 8.5.2 FP3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrar39Monitor
- CVE-2008-0066Multiple buffer overflows in htmsr.dll in the HTML speed reader in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView, as used by IBM Lotus Notes 7.0.2 and 39Monitor
- CVE-2007-5399Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in emlsr.dll in the EML reader in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView 10.3.0.0, as used by IBM Lotus Not39Monitor
- CVE-2008-1101Buffer overflow in kvdocve.dll in the KeyView document viewing engine in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView, as used by IBM Lotus Notes 7.0.39Monitor
- CVE-2007-6020Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in foliosr.dll in the Folio Flat File speed reader in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView 10.3.0.0, as 39Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- secunia.com/advisories/27763
- secunia.com/advisories/28140
- secunia.com/advisories/28209
- secunia.com/advisories/28210
- secunia.com/advisories/29342
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-95/advisory/
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-96/advisory/
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-97/advisory/
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-98/advisory/
- securitytracker.com/id?1019805
- www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=463&uid=swg21298453
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490825/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490837/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490838/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490839/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28454
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1019844
- www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.04.08e.html
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1153
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1154
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.