CVE-2008-4678
The HTTP_Request_Parser method in the HTTP Transport component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.31 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (controller 0C4 abend and application hang) via a long HTTP Host header,…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.92%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The HTTP_Request_Parser method in the HTTP Transport component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.31 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (controller 0C4 abend and application hang) via a long HTTP Host header, related to "storage overlay" on the stack and a "parse failure."
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.92% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- ibm/websphere application server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32296Vendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK69371
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31839
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2871
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45993
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32296Vendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK69371
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31839
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2871
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45993
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.