From xforce@iss.net Mon Aug 23 11:26:19 1999 From: X-Force Resent-From: mea culpa To: alert@iss.net Resent-To: jericho@attrition.org Cc: X-Force Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 12:00:00 -0400 (EDT) Subject: ISSalert: ISS Security Advisory: Denial of Service Attack against Lotus Notes Domino Server 4.6 TO UNSUBSCRIBE: email "unsubscribe alert" in the body of your message to majordomo@iss.net Contact alert-owner@iss.net for help with any problems! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- ISS Security Advisory August 23, 1999 Denial of Service Attack against Lotus Notes Domino Server 4.6 Synopsis: Lotus Domino Server is an integrated messaging and web application server. An attacker can crash the Lotus Notes Domino server and stop e-mail and other services that Domino provides for an organization. Description: There is an overflow problem in the Notes LDAP Service (NLDAP); the service that handles the LDAP protocol. This overflow is related to the way that NLDAP handles the ldap_search request. By sending a large amount of data to the parameter in the ldap_search request, an attacker can cause a PANIC in the Domino Server. This will allow an attacker to stop all Domino services running on the affected machine. Affected Versions: Lotus Notes Domino server 4.6. Recommended Action: Upgrade to Maintenance release 4.6.6 or 5.0. Additional Information: Information in this advisory was obtained by the research of Caleb Sima of the ISS X-Force. ISS X-Force would like to thank Lotus Development Corporation for their response and handling of this vulnerability. ________ About ISS: ISS leads the market as the source for e-business risk management solutions, serving as a trusted security provider to thousands of organizations including 21 of the 25 largest U.S. commercial banks and more than 35 government agencies. With its Adaptive Security Management approach, ISS empowers organizations to measure and manage enterprise security risks within Intranet, extranet and electronic commerce environments. Its award-winning SAFEsuite(r) product line of intrusion detection, vulnerability management and decision support solutions are vital for protection in today's world of global connectivity, enabling organizations to proactively monitor, detect and respond to security risks. Founded in 1994, ISS is headquartered in Atlanta, GA with additional offices throughout the U.S. and international operations in Australia/New Zealand, Belgium, France, Germany, Japan, Latin America and the UK. For more information, visit the ISS Web site at www.iss.net or call 800-776-2362. Copyright (c) 1999 by Internet Security Systems, Inc. Permission is hereby granted for the redistribution of this Alert electronically. It is not to be edited in any way without express consent of the X-Force. If you wish to reprint the whole or any part of this Alert in any other medium excluding electronic medium, please e-mail xforce@iss.net for permission. Disclaimer The information within this paper may change without notice. Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties with regard to this information. In no event shall the author be liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the use or spread of this information. Any use of this information is at the user's own risk. X-Force PGP Key available at: http://xforce.iss.net/sensitive.php3 as well as on MIT's PGP key server and PGP.com's key server. Please send suggestions, updates, and comments to: X-Force xforce@iss.net of Internet Security Systems, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3a Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBN8Fq9TRfJiV99eG9AQGpnQQApezXx1SUYHwh6jAUgrLOSrLxZiqL+lCV JzJUSorex9KgFkMcoULmyhODfRsjT1/aXdKDdG9HBCZVvx9B8JD/3tdCvgdXaEle LVzYThA4Jv/1UqbiU5mTrhdL+zdL7G8qVfnvNQOIMoNCbGM00eklqg+qU67oVQbr hj+RGl8jSMo= =auLB -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----