CVE-2005-0986 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.99% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-05-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ibm | lotus domino server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | IBM Lotus Domino Server 6.5.1 Web Service - Remote Denial of Service | 2005-04-06 |
References
- http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0%2C39020384%2C39194293%2C00.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14858
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21202446
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=224&type=vulnerabilities
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0322
- http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0%2C39020384%2C39194293%2C00.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14858
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21202446
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=224&type=vulnerabilities
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0322
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