CVE-2011-0917

IBM Lotus Domino - Remote Code Execution via LDAP Bind Operation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2011-0917. PoCs published by Francis Provencher.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in the LDAP service (port 389) by sending a maliciously crafted packet with an excessive number of 'A' characters. The exploit is designed to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition or potentially achieve remote code execution (RCE) on vulnerable systems.

Description

Buffer overflow in nLDAP.exe in IBM Lotus Domino allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in an LDAP Bind operation, aka SPR KLYH87LMVX.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Francis Provencher · perldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16190

This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in the LDAP service (port 389) by sending a maliciously crafted packet with an excessive number of 'A' characters. The exploit is designed to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition or potentially achieve remote code execution (RCE) on vulnerable systems.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos | Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: LDAP service (likely OpenLDAP or similar implementations)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target LDAP service on port 389
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-047/
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/43224
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16190/

Scores

EPSS 0.1867
EPSS Percentile 95.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
ibm/lotus_domino
Published Feb 08, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026