IBM WebSphere Application Server up to 6.1.0.10 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Application Server up to 6.1.0.10. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-0433. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM WebSphere Application Server up to 6.1.0.10 (Application Server Software). Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.x before 5.1.1.19, 6.0.x before 6.0.2.29, and 6.1.x before 6.1.0.19, when Web Server plug-in content buffering is enabled, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unknown vectors, related to a mishandling of client read failures in which clients receive many 500 HTTP error responses and backend servers are incorrectly labeled as down.

The bug was discovered 02/06/2009. The weakness was presented 02/10/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-0433 since 02/05/2009. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34219 (IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1 < Fix Pack 19 Multiple Flaws), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 87090 (IBM WebSphere Application Server Web Server Plugin Denial of Service (PK63499)).

Upgrading to version 6.1.0.11 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48523), Tenable (34219), SecurityFocus (BID 33700†), OSVDB (53272†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20801†). See VDB-46463, VDB-46461, VDB-46460 and VDB-46459 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 34219
Nessus Name: IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1 < Fix Pack 19 Multiple Flaws
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WebSphere Application Server 6.1.0.11

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09/15/2008 🔍
09/16/2008 +1 days 🔍
02/05/2009 +142 days 🔍
02/06/2009 +1 days 🔍
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02/11/2009 +1 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2225 days 🔍
05/15/2025 +3712 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0433 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0433
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46458
X-Force: 48523
SecurityFocus: 33700 - IBM WebSphere Application Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 53272 - CVE-2009-0433 - IBM - WebSphere Application Server - Unspecified Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20801 - IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1.0, 6.0.2 and 6.1 Denial of Service Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/15/2025 16:38
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (68), 08/26/2019 20:14 (4), 05/15/2025 16:38 (20)
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