Lotus Domino Mail Server 5.0.5 RCPT TO memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Lotus Domino Mail Server 5.0.5. This affects an unknown function of the component RCPT TO Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0260. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 50027 (Lotus Domino Mail Server 'Policy' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

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 databases at X-Force (5993), SecurityFocus (BID 2283†), OSVDB (3321†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2391†). 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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Physical: No
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Access: Public
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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01/23/2001 +82 days 🔍
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10/14/2003 +864 days 🔍
01/05/2004 +83 days 🔍
07/04/2014 +3832 days 🔍
10/07/2025 +4113 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0260 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0260
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16739
X-Force: 5993 - IBM Lotus Domino SMTP Server policy feature buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 2283 - Lotus Domino Mail Server 'Policy' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 3321 - IBM Lotus Domino SMTP Policy Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 2391 - Buffer Overflow in Lotus Domino Mail Server 5.0.5, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 12:31
Updated: 10/07/2025 15:14
Changes: 07/04/2014 12:31 (78), 05/15/2019 18:49 (3), 10/07/2025 15:14 (21)
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