VDB-436 · BID 9185 · SA10398

IBM WebSphere up to 5.0.2.1 Request DTD Attribute denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM WebSphere up to 5.0.2.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Request DTD Attribute Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM WebSphere up to 5.0.2.1 (Application Server Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Request DTD Attribute Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was released 12/09/2003 by Amit Klein with Sanctum Inc. as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at securityfocus.com. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1735.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 9185†) and Secunia (SA10398†). Additional details are provided at www-1.ibm.com. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Patch: securityfocus.com

Snort ID: 1735

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Amit Klein
Organization: Sanctum Inc.
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-436
SecurityFocus: 9185 - Multiple Vendor XML Parser SOAP Server Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 10398 - Multiple Vendor SOAP Server XML Parser Denial of Service, Moderately Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/10/2003 15:53
Updated: 06/27/2019 12:15
Changes: 12/10/2003 15:53 (61), 06/27/2019 12:15 (1)
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