CVE-2012-0193
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0 through 6.0.2.43, 6.1 before 6.1.0.43, 7.0 before 7.0.0.23, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.3 computes hash values for form parameters without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0 through 6.0.2.43, 6.1 before 6.1.0.43, 7.0 before 7.0.0.23, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.3 computes hash values for form parameters without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending many crafted parameters.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.27% probability · 83th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- ibm/websphere application server
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 2.3% 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://osvdb.org/78321
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM53930
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21577532Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24031821Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/78321
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM53930
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21577532Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24031821Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.