IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1.0/7.0/8.0 Web Access resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1.0/7.0/8.0. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Web Access. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-0949. No exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1.0/7.0/8.0 (Application Server Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Web Access. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1.0 through 6.1.0.6 CF27, 6.1.5 through 6.1.5.3 CF27, 7.0 through 7.0.0.2 CF28, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.1 CF12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and daemon crash) via a crafted web request.

The weakness was published 05/13/2014 with IBM as swg21672572 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-0949 since 01/06/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

IBM Websphere Portal contains a vulnerability that would allow a remote attacker to consume all available resources and crash the system through a malicous web request.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74155 (IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0.0.x < 7.0.0.2 CF28 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ibm.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92622), Tenable (74155), SecurityFocus (BID 67413†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44785†). Similar entries are available at VDB-13336, VDB-13337, VDB-13338 and VDB-13339. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 74155
Nessus Name: IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0.0.x < 7.0.0.2 CF28 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Patch: ibm.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: swg21672572
Organization: IBM
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0949 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0949
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13335

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X-Force: 92622 - IBM WebSphere denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 67413 - IBM WebSphere Portal CVE-2014-0949 Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 44785 - IBM WebSphere Portal Remote DoS via a Crafted Web Request, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/23/2014 12:28
Updated: 06/20/2021 11:15
Changes: 05/23/2014 12:28 (48), 05/30/2017 09:11 (31), 06/20/2021 11:15 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:CFD:103

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