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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-0986 · published 2 May 2005

CVE-2005-0986: Ibm lotus domino server vulnerability

Ibm · Lotus Domino Server

NLSCCSTR.DLL in the web service in IBM Lotus Domino Server 6.5.1, 6.0.3, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deep recursion and nHTTP.exe process crash) via a long GET request containing UNICODE decimal value 430 characters, which causes the stack to be exhausted. NOTE: IBM has reported that it is unable to replicate this issue.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 7.0% · top 6.1%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
7.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

NLSCCSTR.DLL in the web service in IBM Lotus Domino Server 6.5.1, 6.0.3, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deep recursion and nHTTP.exe process crash) via a long GET request containing UNICODE decimal value 430 characters, which causes the stack to be exhausted. NOTE: IBM has reported that it is unable to replicate this issue.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0%2C39020384%2C39194293%2C00.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/14858 Vendor Advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21202446 Vendor Advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=224&type=vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0322
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0%2C39020384%2C39194293%2C00.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/14858 Vendor Advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21202446 Vendor Advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=224&type=vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0322

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-0986), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.