Notes.ini Entry



Name:

    SharedMemoryAllowOnly

Syntax

    SharedMemoryAllowOnly=0 / 1

Applies to:

    Servers

Add-on:


    First Release:

      6.5.6

    Obsolete since:


      Category:

        Terminal Server

      Default:

        None

      UI equivalent:

        None

      Description:
      This will restrict access of newly created shared-memory to the Windows user account that launches Notes/Domino and which creates Notes/Domino shared memory.

      Ollie Whitehouse from Symantec contacted IBM® Lotus® to report a vulnerability in how memory mapped files are used with Lotus Notes® and Domino® on the Microsoft Windows platform in shared user environments, for example, using Citrix.

      The advisory can be accessed at the following link: http://www.symantec.com/research

      By default, "Everyone" on the Windows system has access to shared memory created by Notes and Domino processes. This may pose a security risk in shared Notes user environments, such as when running multiple Notes clients on a Citrix server. The Domino server also uses shared memory, but as Domino servers are generally well protected, this may pose less of a risk.

      To successfully exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have local access to the system and must execute a malicious program.