IBM Lotus Domino up to 7.0.1 IMAP Service memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in IBM Lotus Domino up to 7.0.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component IMAP Service. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2007-3510. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM Lotus Domino up to 7.0.1 (Groupware Software). This affects some unknown functionality of the component IMAP Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the IMAP service in IBM Lotus Domino before 6.5.6 FP2, and 7.x before 7.0.3, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long mailbox name.

The bug was discovered 10/23/2007. The weakness was disclosed 10/29/2007 by iDefense with VeriSign (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-3510 since 07/02/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27535 (IBM Lotus Domino IMAP Service Mailbox Name Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 74237 (IBM Lotus Domino Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities and Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 7.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 3073. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9004.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (37365), Tenable (27535), SecurityFocus (BID 26176†), OSVDB (40953†) and Secunia (SA27321†). The entries VDB-39455, VDB-39454 and VDB-39449 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 27535
Nessus Name: IBM Lotus Domino IMAP Service Mailbox Name Overflow
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Saint ID: exploit_info/lotus_domino_imap_mbox_name
Saint Name: Lotus Domino IMAP mailbox name buffer overflow

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Lotus Domino 7.0.2

Snort ID: 3073
Snort Message: PROTOCOL-IMAP SUBSCRIBE literal overflow attempt
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: iDefense
Organization: VeriSign
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-3510 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3510
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39447
X-Force: 37365
SecurityFocus: 26176 - IBM Lotus Domino Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities and Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 27321
OSVDB: 40953 - IBM Lotus Domino IMAP server buffer overflow
SecurityTracker: 1018854
Vulnerability Center: 16679 - IBM Lotus Domino when Configured for IMAP Remote DoS and Code Execution Vulnerabilities, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-3598

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 06/07/2025 22:08
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (92), 07/29/2019 11:40 (3), 06/07/2025 22:08 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:959:103

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