IBM Lotus Domino Server 4.6 LDAP Service ldap_search memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM Lotus Domino Server 4.6 (Groupware Software). Affected is an unknown code of the component LDAP Service. The manipulation of the argument ldap_search with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Lotus Notes LDAP (NLDAP) allows an attacker to conduct a denial of service through the ldap_search request.

The bug was discovered 08/20/1999. The weakness was disclosed 08/23/1999 with ISS X-Force (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-0729. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a exploit are known.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 4.6.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (3127). The entries VDB-28674, VDB-32912, VDB-45028 and VDB-45608 are pretty similar.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Lotus Domino Server 4.6.6

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08/20/1999 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Organization: ISS X-Force
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0729 (🔍)
X-Force: 3127
Vulnerability Center: 6653 - Buffer overflow in Lotus Notes LDAP, High
SecurityFocus: 601 - Lotus Notes Domino Server 4.6 NLDAP DoS Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1057 - IBM Lotus Domino Server NLDAP DoS

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 07/03/2014 12:57
Updated: 06/03/2019 09:20
Changes: 07/03/2014 12:57 (68), 06/03/2019 09:20 (1)
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