Lotus Domino 4.6.1 SMTP Server Long String denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Lotus Domino 4.6.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component SMTP Server. This manipulation as part of Long String causes denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1012. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Lotus Domino 4.6.1 (Groupware Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component SMTP Server. The manipulation as part of a Long String leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

SMTP component of Lotus Domino 4.6.1 on AS/400, and possibly other operating systems, allows a remote attacker to crash the mail server via a long string.

The bug was discovered 05/04/1999. The weakness was shared 05/04/1999 by Joachim Larsson (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-1012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 4.6.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8790), SecurityFocus (BID 173†), OSVDB (9787†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7194†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Domino 4.6.4

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Joachim Larsson
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1012 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1012
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14629
X-Force: 8790
SecurityFocus: 173 - Domino SMTP Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 9787 - Lotus Domino Server, DoS from SMTP Overload
Vulnerability Center: 7194 - SMTP component of Lotus Domino 4.6.1 Allows DoS, High

Entryinfo

Created: 06/21/2014 00:03
Updated: 04/19/2026 03:03
Changes: 06/21/2014 00:03 (61), 05/30/2019 14:08 (3), 04/19/2026 03:03 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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