CVE-2012-2190
IBM Global Security Kit (aka GSKit), as used in IBM HTTP Server in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1.x before 6.1.0.45, 7.0.x before 7.0.0.25, 8.0.x before 8.0.0.4, and 8.5.x before 8.5.0.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
IBM Global Security Kit (aka GSKit), as used in IBM HTTP Server in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1.x before 6.1.0.45, 7.0.x before 7.0.0.25, 8.0.x before 8.0.0.4, and 8.5.x before 8.5.0.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted ClientHello message in the TLS Handshake Protocol.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.37% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-310
- Affected
- ibm/websphere application server
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 2.4% 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://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM66218
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21606096Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75994
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM66218
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21606096Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75994
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.