CVE-2020-4102
MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: December 2, 2020 at 12:56 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNotes
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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
HCL Notes is susceptible to a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in DXL due to improper validation of user input. A successful exploit could enable an attacker to crash Notes or execute attacker-controlled code on the client system.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0085499CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120
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