CVE-2002-0086 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the bindsock component of Lotus Domino 5.0.4 and 5.0.7 on Linux. This flaw allows local attackers to achieve root privileges by manipulating the Notes_ExecDirectory or PATH environment variables with excessively long values. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered notable community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:5.0.4:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:5.0.7:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.