The DataPilot feature in IBM Lotus Symphony 3 before FP3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application cra
The DataPilot feature in IBM Lotus Symphony 3 before FP3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large .xls spreadsheet with an invalid Value reference.
- Published
- Jul 27, 2011
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.5% · 72th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-399
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Action score
17
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.5%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ibm | lotus symphony | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_symphony |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ibm lotus symphony3.0.0
- ibm lotus symphony3.0.0.1
- ibm lotus symphony3.0.0.2
Same product
ibm: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2010-5204Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in IBM Lotus Symphony 1.3.0 20090908.0900 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan h27Monitor
- CVE-2011-2888IBM Lotus Symphony 3 before FP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via complex graphics in a presentati18Monitor
- CVE-2011-2887IBM Lotus Symphony 3 before FP3 on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a certain sample docum18Monitor
- CVE-2011-2885IBM Lotus Symphony 3 before FP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via the sample .doc document that i18Monitor
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
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Research context
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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
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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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
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Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-399 · Resource Management ErrorsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- osvdb.org/74166
- www.ibm.com/software/lotus/symphony/buzz.nsf/web_DisPlayPlugin?open&unid=9717F6F587AAA939852578D300404BCF&category=announcements
- www.ibm.com/software/lotus/symphony/idcontents/releasenotes/en/readme_fixpack3_standalone_long.htm
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21505448
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/48936
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68748
- www-304.ibm.com/jct03001c/software/lotus/symphony/idcontents/releasenotes/en/readme_embedded_in_fixpack3_long.htm
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.