Lotus Domino /./ Request Database Locking DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 11718

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Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

It might be possible to lock out some Lotus Domino databases by requesting them through the web interface with a special request containing a '/./' string in the URL path.

This attack is only efficient on databases that are not used by the server.

*** Note that no real attack was performed,
*** so this may be a false positive.

Solution

Upgrade to Lotus Domino 5.0.9 or later, as this reportedly fixes the issue.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 11718

File Name: lotus_slashdot_DoS.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: remote

Published: 6/11/2003

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:lotus:domino

Required KB Items: www/domino

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/7/2001

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2001-0954

BID: 3656