Vulnerabilities > CVE-2001-0954 - Denial of Service vulnerability in Lotus Domino 5.0.5/5.0.8

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
lotus
nessus
NVD
Published: 2001-12-07
Updated: 2017-10-10

Summary

Lotus Domino 5.0.5 and 5.0.8, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (block access to databases that have not been previously accessed) via a URL that includes the . (dot) directory.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Lotus
2

Nessus

NASL familyDenial of Service
NASL idLOTUS_SLASHDOT_DOS.NASL
descriptionIt might be possible to lock out some Lotus Domino databases by requesting them through the web interface with a special request containing a
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id11718
published2003-06-11
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2003-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/11718
titleLotus Domino /./ Request Database Locking DoS
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

# Date:  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 14:23:10 +0100
# From: "Sebastien EXT-MICHAUD" <[email protected]>
# Subject: Lotus Domino Web server vulnerability
# To: [email protected]



include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(11718);
  script_version("1.17");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2001-0954");
  script_bugtraq_id(3656);

  script_name(english:"Lotus Domino /./ Request Database Locking DoS");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server is affected by a denial of service 
vulnerability." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"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." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Lotus Domino 5.0.9 or later, as this reportedly fixes
the issue." );
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2003/06/11");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2001/12/07");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/08/22 16:49:13");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value: "remote");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe",value:"cpe:/a:lotus:domino");
 script_end_attributes();

 
  script_summary(english:"Locks out Lotus database with /./ request");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2003-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Denial of Service");
  script_dependencie("http_version.nasl", "find_service1.nasl", "http_login.nasl", "httpver.nasl", "no404.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
  script_require_keys("www/domino");
  exit(0);

}

include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");

port = get_http_port(default:80);


b = get_http_banner(port: port, exit_on_fail: 1);
if(egrep(pattern: "^Server: Lotus-Domino/(Release-)?(5\.0\.[0-8][^0-9])", string:b))
  security_warning(port);

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