CVE-2005-0986

Description

NLSCCSTR.DLL in the web service in IBM Lotus Domino Server 6.5.1, 6.0.3, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deep recursion and nHTTP.exe process crash) via a long GET request containing UNICODE decimal value 430 characters, which causes the stack to be exhausted. NOTE: IBM has reported that it is unable to replicate this issue.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 15.14% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory idefense.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21202446	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14858	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=224&type=vulnerabilities	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0%2C39020384%2C39194293%2C00.htm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0322	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0986?: CVE-2005-0986 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0986?: To fix CVE-2005-0986, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0986 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0986 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~15% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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