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Vulnerability Assessment Details

Lotus Domino SMTP overflow

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains if the remote Domino server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote Domino SMTP server is vulnerable to
a buffer overflow when supplied a too long
ENVID variable within a MAIL FROM command.

A possible hacker may use this flaw to prevent Domino
services from working properly, or to execute arbitrary
code on this host.

Solution : Upgrade to Lotus Notes/Domino 5.0.6
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 1905

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2000 Renaud Deraison

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