CVE-2003-0179: IBM Lotus Domino Web Server

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 7.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in the COM Object Control Handler for Lotus Domino 6.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via multiple attack vectors, as demonstrated using the InitializeUsingNotesUserName method in the iNotes ActiveX control.

Affected products

  • IBM Lotus Domino Web Server: version 6.0 only
  • IBM Lotus Notes Client: version 6.0 only

Published 2003-04-02. Last modified 2026-06-16.