IBM Lotus Domino up to 6.0.5/6.5.4 Web Data Fields memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in IBM Lotus Domino up to 6.0.5/6.5.4. This impacts an unknown function of the component Web Data Fields. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-1101. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Lotus Domino up to 6.0.5/6.5.4 (Groupware Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Web Data Fields. 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple buffer overflows in Lotus Domino Server 6.0.5 and 6.5.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via large amounts of data in certain (1) time or (2) date fields.

The bug was discovered 04/08/2005. The weakness was published 04/08/2005 by Mark Litchfield with NGSSoftware (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-1101 since 04/13/2005. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19238 (IBM Lotus Domino Server time/date Fields Remote Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86697 (IBM Lotus Domino Server Malformed POST Request Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ibm.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20042), Tenable (19238), SecurityFocus (BID 13130†), OSVDB (15364†) and Secunia (SA14879†). Similar entries are available at VDB-1342, VDB-1343, VDB-1341 and VDB-25062. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 19238
Nessus Name: IBM Lotus Domino Server time/date Fields Remote Overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: ibm.com
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Researcher: Mark Litchfield
Organization: NGSSoftware
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-1101 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1101
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1340
X-Force: 20042 - IBM Lotus Notes/Domino time and date fields buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 13130 - IBM Lotus Domino Server Malformed POST Request Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 14879 - Lotus Notes/Domino Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 15364 - IBM Lotus Domino Server time/date Fields Remote Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 8300 - Buffer Overflow in Lotus Domino Server 6.0 - 6.0.3 and 6.5 - 6.5.3 via Malformed Post Request, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/13/2005 11:04
Updated: 07/04/2025 18:33
Changes: 04/13/2005 11:04 (91), 07/02/2019 09:56 (1), 07/04/2025 18:33 (19)
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