Lotus Domino Mail Server 5.0.5 RCPT TO memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Lotus Domino Mail Server 5.0.5 (Groupware Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component RCPT TO Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Lotus Domino Mail Server 5.0.5 and earlier allows a remote attacker to crash the server or execute arbitrary code via a long "RCPT TO" command.

The bug was discovered 11/02/2000. The weakness was shared 01/23/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0260. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at safermag.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 82 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 5.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 654. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 1047.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (5993).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Domino Mail Server 5.0.6

Snort ID: 654
Snort Message: SERVER-MAIL RCPT TO overflow
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Suricata ID: 2100654
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07/04/2014 +3832 days 🔍
05/15/2019 +1776 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0260 (🔍)
X-Force: 5993 - IBM Lotus Domino SMTP Server policy feature buffer overflow
Vulnerability Center: 2391 - Buffer Overflow in Lotus Domino Mail Server 5.0.5, Medium
SecurityFocus: 2283 - Lotus Domino Mail Server 'Policy' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 3321 - IBM Lotus Domino SMTP Policy Overflow

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 12:31
Updated: 05/15/2019 18:49
Changes: 07/04/2014 12:31 (78), 05/15/2019 18:49 (3)
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