IBM Lotus Notes and Domino notes.ini file has insecure permissions
| lotus-notes-insecure-permissions (14153) |  High Risk |
Description:
The notes.ini configuration file for Lotus Notes and Domino server has insecure permissions. A local attacker could use this vulnerability to view or overwrite sensitive information.
Platforms Affected:
- IBM, Lotus Domino 6.0.2
- IBM, Lotus Notes 6.0.2
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jan 06 2004 - 01:33:09 CST , Lotus Notes Domino 6.0.2 (linux) faulty default permissions at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-01/0043.html.
- BID-9366: Lotus Domino Initialization Files Weak Default Permissions Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0029: 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.
- OSVDB ID: 3424: Lotus Domino notes.ini Insecure Permissions
- SA10566: Lotus Notes "notes.ini" Insecure Default Permissions
- SECTRACK ID: 1008623: Lotus Notes Domino for Linux Default Configuration Permissions Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Reported:
Jan 06, 2004
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