VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-5612
CIM Server in IBM Director 5.20.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption, connection slot exhaustion, and daemon crash) via a large number of idle connections.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.39%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
CIM Server in IBM Director 5.20.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption, connection slot exhaustion, and daemon crash) via a large number of idle connections.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.39% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- ibm/director
- Source
- cret@cert.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27752Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018985
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/512193US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MIMG-78YMXE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26509Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3942
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38583
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27752Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018985
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/512193US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MIMG-78YMXE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26509Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3942
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38583
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.