CVE-2002-2025 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 14 Jul 2005 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Lotus Domino server by exhausting working threads with specific HTTP requests.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2002-2025?

CVE-2002-2025 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Lotus Domino server 5.0.9a and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by exhausting the number of working threads via a large number of HTTP requests for (1) an MS-DOS device name and (2) an MS-DOS device name with a large number of characters appended to the device name.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2025?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Lotus Domino Server.

How do I fix CVE-2002-2025?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2025 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2002-2025 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2025 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-75f5-hjpg-7h4w.