CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2712

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The LDAP server (nldap.exe) in IBM Lotus Domino before versions 7.0.1, 6.5.5, and 6.5.4 FP2 is vulnerable to a DoS attack. A remote attacker can crash the server by sending a long bind request, triggering a null pointer dereference.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential disruption of LDAP services by an unauthenticated attacker, which can impact the entire Domino infrastructure.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade Lotus Domino to version 7.0.1, 6.5.5, or 6.5.4 FP2 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS