CVE-2020-14234 Denial of service in HCL Domino

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker can crash the HCL Domino server by sending improperly validated user-supplied input, causing a denial of service.

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-2020-14234?

CVE-2020-14234 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in HCL Domino, published on 21 Nov 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

HCL Domino is susceptible to a Denial of Service vulnerability due to improper validation of user-supplied input, potentially giving an attacker the ability to crash the server. Versions previous to release 9.0.1 FP10 IF6 and release 10.0.1 are affected.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14234?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hcltech Domino.

How do I fix CVE-2020-14234?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14234 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-2020-14234 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14234 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4pxg-vm27-pj3f.

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