Critical flaw in Lotus Notes
IBM has issued a patch to sort out critical security flaws discovered in the Lotus Notes running on Windows based networks. Lotus Notes is a popular desktop application which combines e-mail, instant messenger and browser.
The flaw, which is present in the Autonomy Key View component used to process Lotus 1-2-3 files, enabled hackers to take control of the user’s system and exploit it for malicious purposes.
It was Core Security Technologies which discovered the flaw and issued a security advisory. Hackers were using malicious file attachments to enter and embed networks with malicious code. Customers an view the tech note related to the patch IBM support web site.
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