CVE-2003-0181 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Lotus Domino Web Server by sending a specially crafted POST request with a long parameter name.

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-2003-0181?

CVE-2003-0181 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Mar 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Lotus Domino Web Server (nhttp.exe) before 6.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a "Fictionary Value Field POST request" as demonstrated using the s_Validation form with a long, unknown parameter name.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0181?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Lotus Domino Web Server.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0181?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0181 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-2003-0181 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0181 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q68v-jwjp-qxf5.

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