Lotus Domino 5.0.7 URL denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Lotus Domino 5.0.7. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component URL Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0602. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Lotus Domino 5.0.7 (Groupware Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input 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. CVE summarizes:

Lotus Domino R5 prior to 5.0.7 allows a remote attacker to create a denial of service via repeated (>400) URL requests for DOS devices.

The weakness was released 08/02/2001 by Peter Gründl (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-0602. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10930 (Multiple Web Server on Windows MS/DOS Device Request Remote DOS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86313 (Lotus Domino Webserver DOS Device Extension Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 5.0.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6348), Tenable (10930), SecurityFocus (BID 2575†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1703†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-16902, VDB-16923, VDB-16927 and VDB-17168. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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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Nessus ID: 10930
Nessus Name: Multiple Web Server on Windows MS/DOS Device Request Remote DOS
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OpenVAS ID: 10930
OpenVAS Name: string(/, d, e
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Domino 5.0.7

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08/02/2001 +113 days 🔍
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03/29/2002 +239 days 🔍
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07/07/2014 +3976 days 🔍
10/05/2025 +4108 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Peter Gründl
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0602 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0602
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17116
X-Force: 6348
SecurityFocus: 2575 - Lotus Domino R5 Server MS-DOS Device DoS Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1703 - DoS in Lotus Domino <5.0.7 via Repeated HTTP Requests with MS-DOS Device Names, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2014 17:11
Updated: 10/05/2025 16:37
Changes: 07/07/2014 17:11 (69), 05/11/2019 16:14 (3), 10/05/2025 16:37 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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