IBM Lotus Domino 6.x on Linux notes.ini privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Lotus Domino 6.x on Linux. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file notes.ini. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-0029. The attack needs to be approached within the local network. There is no available exploit. You should disable the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM Lotus Domino 6.x on Linux (Groupware Software). Affected is some unknown processing of the file notes.ini. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Lotus Notes Domino 6.0.2 on Linux installs the notes.ini configuration file with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to modify the Notes configuration and gain privileges.

The bug was discovered 01/06/2001. The weakness was presented 01/06/2004 by l0om as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0029. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1095 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. By approaching the search of inurl:notes.ini it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 74186 (Lotus Notes Domino Initialization Files Weak Default Permissions Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at lotus.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (14153), SecurityFocus (BID 9366†), OSVDB (3424†), Secunia (SA10566†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1008623†). Further details are available at keysolutions.com. See VDB-258 and VDB-751 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Patch: lotus.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: l0om
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0029 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0029
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-468
X-Force: 14153 - IBM Lotus Notes and Domino notes.ini file has insecure permissions, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 9366 - Lotus Domino Initialization Files Weak Default Permissions Vulnerability
Secunia: 10566 - Lotus Notes "notes.ini" Insecure Default Permissions, Less Critical
OSVDB: 3424 - IBM Lotus Domino notes.ini Insecure Permissions
SecurityTracker: 1008623
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
Vulnerability Center: 6659 - Lotus Notes Domino 6.0.2 on Linux Allows Service Privileges, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/07/2004 10:21
Updated: 07/13/2025 19:43
Changes: 01/07/2004 10:21 (88), 06/27/2019 15:30 (1), 07/13/2025 19:43 (23)
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Cache ID: 216:D61:103

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