CVE-2005-1872
Buffer overflow in the administrative console in IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.x, when the global security option is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.17%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the administrative console in IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.x, when the global security option is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.17% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ibm/websphere application server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111817727120752&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15598/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24009775Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/general/WEBSPHERE-001.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/17041Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111817727120752&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15598/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24009775Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/general/WEBSPHERE-001.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/17041Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.