IBM Lotus Domino LDAP bind request denial of service
| domino-ldap-bind-dos (24634) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
IBM Lotus Domino is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially-crafted bind request to TCP port 389 to cause the LDAP service (nldap.exe) to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 2.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to Lotus Support Services Technote 1229907 for upgrade information. See References.
References:
- IBM Software Support Web site: Lotus Support.
- iDEFENSE Security Advisory 02.10.06: IBM Lotus Domino Server LDAP DoS Vulnerability.
- Lotus Support Services Technote 1229907: Potential Denial of Service Vulnerability in Domino LDAP Server Task.
- BID-16523: Lotus Domino LDAP Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-2712: The LDAP server (nldap.exe) in IBM Lotus Domino before 7.0.1, 6.5.5, and 6.5.4 FP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long bind request, which triggers a null dereference.
- SECTRACK ID: 1015611: IBM Lotus Domino/Notes `nldap.exe` Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0526: IBM Lotus Domino LDAP Server Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- IBM Lotus Domino 6.0
- IBM Lotus Domino 6.0.1
- IBM Lotus Domino 6.0.1.1
- IBM Lotus Domino 6.0.1.2
- IBM Lotus Domino 6.0.1.3
- IBM Lotus Domino 6.0.2.1
- IBM Lotus Domino 6.0.2.2
- IBM Lotus Domino 6.0.3
- IBM Lotus Domino 6.0.4
- IBM Lotus Domino 6.0.5
- IBM Lotus Domino 6.5
- IBM Lotus Domino 6.5.1
- IBM Lotus Domino 6.5.2
- IBM Lotus Domino 6.5.2.1
- IBM Lotus Domino 6.5.3
- IBM Lotus Domino 6.5.3.1
- IBM Lotus Domino 6.5.4
- IBM Lotus Domino 7.0
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Reported:
Feb 10, 2006
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