IBM Notes 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service
Published Sep 5, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 30.07%
Description
IBM Notes 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service. If a user is persuaded to click on a malicious link, it could cause the Notes client to hang and have to be restarted. IBM X-Force ID: 121370.
Affected products
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- Version 6.2.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.2.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.2.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 8.5.1.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.5.2.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.5.3.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0.1.8StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Lotus Expeditor | n/a |
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| IBM | Notes | n/a |
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Configuration 1
- 8.5.0.0
- 8.5.1.0
- 8.5.1.1
- 8.5.1.5
- 8.5.2.0
- 8.5.2.1
- 8.5.2.4
- 8.5.3.0
- 8.5.3.1
- 8.5.3.6
- 9.0.0.0
- 9.0.1.0
- 9.0.1.1
- 9.0.1.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (28 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 30.07% (0.30074) | 98.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 30.07% (0.30074) | 98.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 27.79% (0.27790) | 98.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 30.07% (0.30074) | 98.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 27.79% (0.27790) | 98.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 30.07% (0.30074) | 98.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 27.79% (0.27790) | 98.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 30.07% (0.30074) | 98.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 27.79% (0.27790) | 97.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 30.07% (0.30074) | 97.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 68.50% (0.68501) | 98.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 73.91% (0.73914) | 98.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 68.63% (0.68627) | 98.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 91.50% (0.91499) | 99.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 13, 2024 | 90.55% (0.90554) | 98.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 3, 2024 | 91.65% (0.91649) | 98.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 92.31% (0.92309) | 98.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 21, 2024 | 91.72% (0.91715) | 98.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 10, 2023 | 91.37% (0.91370) | 98.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 16, 2023 | 91.96% (0.91956) | 98.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 16, 2023 | 91.33% (0.91327) | 98.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 8, 2023 | 91.70% (0.91698) | 98.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 91.88% (0.91878) | 98.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 73.45% (0.73445) | 99.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 73.45% (0.73445) | 99.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 77.44% (0.77443) | 99.82th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 77.44% (0.77443) | 99.89th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 77.44% (0.77443) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21999385 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22002103 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/121370 x_refsource_MISCVDB EntryVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42602/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21999385 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22002103 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/121370 | x_refsource_MISCVDB EntryVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42602/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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