Overview
Lotus Domino R5 SMTP Server Contains a Buffer Overflow
Description
The Lotus Domino R5 SMTP server allows an administrator to restrict the domains from which the server will accept mail. In versions of Domino R5 prior to version 5.0.6 with domain restrictions enabled an intruder may be able to overflow a buffer and execute code or disrupt the ordinary operation of the server. Servers without domain restrictions are not affaected, nor are versions 4.x and earlier. Additional detail can be found in a Lotus Customer Support Technote. |
Impact
Intruders can execute code with the privileges of the process running the SMTP server. |
Solution
Upgrade to Domino version 5.0.6. |
Removing domain restrictions will eliminate this vulnerability, but may not be consistent with other security policies at your site. |
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2283
- http://www.safermag.com/advisories/0012.html
- http://www.notes.net/R5FixList.nsf/5c087391999d06e7852569280062619d/0b8b42b317c59e38852569e00078e62b?OpenDocument&Highlight=0,CMAS4NNLVG
- http://support.lotus.com/sims2.nsf/eb5fbc0ab175cf0885256560005206cf/a05d4ad614858e0a852569e6005f1fc5?OpenDocument&Highlight=0,184329
Acknowledgements
This issue was originally discovered and reported by Security Research Team, who published their finding as SAFER Security Bulletin 010123.EXP.1.10.
This document was written by Shawn V. Hernan
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2001-0260 |
| Severity Metric: | 13.37 |
| Date Public: | 2001-01-23 |
| Date First Published: | 2001-02-08 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2001-02-08 03:16 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 7 |