IBM TXSeries 6.2 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM TXSeries 6.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-0505. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM TXSeries 6.2. This affects 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The CICS listener in IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms 6.2 GA waits for a forcepurge acknowledgement from the CICS Application Server (CICSAS) after an eci response timeout, which might allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (forcepurge handling delay), or have unspecified other impact, via vectors involving slow or nonexistent acknowledgement.

The bug was discovered 02/24/2009. The weakness was presented 02/25/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0505 since 02/10/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Required for exploitation is a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35743 (IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms CICS Listener Crafted CICSAS eci Response Timeout DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48885), Tenable (35743), SecurityFocus (BID 33883†), OSVDB (56370†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-21081†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 35743
Nessus Name: IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms CICS Listener Crafted CICSAS eci Response Timeout DoS
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02/10/2009 🔍
02/24/2009 +14 days 🔍
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02/25/2009 +1 days 🔍
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02/27/2009 +2 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2207 days 🔍
08/28/2019 +1625 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-0505 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0505
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46773
X-Force: 48885
SecurityFocus: 33883 - IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms 'forcepurge' Unspecified Security Vulnerability
OSVDB: 56370 - IBM - TXSeries for Multiplatforms - 'forcepurge' Unspecified Security Issue
Vulnerability Center: 21081 - IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms 6.2 GA CICS Listener Allows Remote DoS by Authenticated Users, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0911

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/28/2019 16:28
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (66), 08/28/2019 16:28 (3)
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