Lotus Domino Enterprise Server up to 5.0.4 Mail From ENVID memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Lotus Domino Enterprise Server up to 5.0.4. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Mail From Handler. The manipulation of the argument ENVID leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2000-1047. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Lotus Domino Enterprise Server up to 5.0.4 (Groupware Software). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Mail From Handler. The manipulation of the argument ENVID 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 SMTP service of Lotus Domino 5.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long ENVID keyword in the "MAIL FROM" command.

The bug was discovered 11/03/2000. The weakness was disclosed 11/03/2000 by FIRST as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-1047. 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 as well as a exploit are known.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at safermag.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10543 (Lotus Domino SMTP ENVID Variable Handling RCE), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SMTP problems and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 74054 (Lotus Domino SMTP Server ENVID Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5488), Tenable (10543), SecurityFocus (BID 1905†), OSVDB (442†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-292†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 10543
Nessus Name: Lotus Domino SMTP ENVID Variable Handling RCE
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: FIRST
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-1047 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-1047
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16067
X-Force: 5488 - IBM Lotus Domino SMTP Server ENVID buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 1905 - Lotus Domino SMTP Server ENVID Buffer Overflow and DoS Vulnerability
OSVDB: 442 - IBM Lotus Domino SMTP Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 292 - Buffer Overflow in Lotus Domino <5.0.4 SMTP, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/01/2014 16:11
Updated: 10/11/2025 23:25
Changes: 07/01/2014 16:11 (71), 05/06/2019 07:54 (9), 10/11/2025 23:25 (20)
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