Title: Lotus Domino R5 Server HTTP DoS Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
Lotus Domino is a multiplatform web server which integrates messaging and various interactive web applications.
It is possible for a remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on a host running Lotus Domino R5 Server prior to version 5.0.7.
An HTTP request composed of numerous (approx 8k) '/' sequences, will cause the host to consume all available system resources.
This issue is known to be exploited by the use of '/' sequences. Various other escaped characters have not been known to work.
Upon successful exploitation of this vulnerability, a server restart is required in order to gain normal functionality.
Affected Products:
- Lotus Domino 5.0.1
- Lotus Domino 5.0.2
- Lotus Domino 5.0.3
- Lotus Domino 5.0.4
- Lotus Domino 5.0.5
- Lotus Domino 5.0.6
References:
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