CVE-2020-4102 (GCVE-0-2020-4102)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-02 00:56 – Updated: 2024-08-04 07:52
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
CWE
- "Buffer overflow"
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&s… | x_refsource_MISC |
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