CVE-2007-5544

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 29, 2007 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:46 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorLotus DominoLotus Notes

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

IBM Lotus Notes before 6.5.6, and 7.x before 7.0.3; and Domino before 6.5.5 FP3, and 7.x before 7.0.2 FP1; uses weak permissions (Everyone:Full Control) for memory mapped files (shared memory) in IPC, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information, or inject Lotus Script or other character sequences into a session.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 6.5.57.0 ≤ v < 7.0.26.5.57.0.2
Affected range stops below 6.5.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v ≤ 6.5.57.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.3
Affected range stops below 7.0.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (5)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27321
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26146
VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3598

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732

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