IBM Lotus Domino up to 6.0.x denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM Lotus Domino up to 6.0.x. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-1441. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Lotus Domino up to 6.0.x (Groupware Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Format string vulnerability in Lotus Domino 6.0.x before 6.0.5 and 6.5.x before 6.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via the Notes protocol (NRPC).

The bug was discovered 04/08/2005. The weakness was released 04/06/2005 by Ollie Whitehouse with Symantec (Website). The advisory is shared at www-1.ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1441 since 05/03/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 74234 (IBM Lotus Domino Server Notes Remote Procedure Call Remote Format String Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 6.0.x eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20043), SecurityFocus (BID 13446†), OSVDB (15366†), Secunia (SA14879†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1013842†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-1340, VDB-1342, VDB-1343 and VDB-1341. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Lotus Domino 6.0.x

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Researcher: Ollie Whitehouse
Organization: Symantec
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-1441 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1441
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25061
X-Force: 20043
SecurityFocus: 13446 - IBM Lotus Domino Server Notes Remote Procedure Call Remote Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 14879
OSVDB: 15366 - IBM Lotus Domino NRPC Authentication Format String DoS
SecurityTracker: 1013842
Vulnerability Center: 19596 - Lotus Domino 6.0- 6.0.4 and 6.5- 6.5.3 Format String Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS via NRPC, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 07/02/2025 16:56
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (66), 08/17/2019 16:45 (7), 07/02/2025 16:56 (18)
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