IBM WebSphere Portal up to 7.0.0.0 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Portal up to 7.0.0.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component IBM WebSphere Portal. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2011-2173. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM WebSphere Portal up to 7.0.0.0 (Application Server Software). This affects an unknown code block of the component IBM WebSphere Portal. 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:

The implementation of OutputMediator objects in IBM WebSphere Portal 6.0.1.7, and 7.0.0.1 before CF002, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via requests.

The weakness was released 05/26/2011 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-2173 since 05/26/2011. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 7.0.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (67687). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-57530, VDB-57525 and VDB-57524. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WebSphere Portal 7.0.0.1

Timelineinfo

05/26/2011 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1397 days 🔍
01/30/2018 +1044 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-2173 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2173
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57531
X-Force: 67687 - IBM WebSphere Portal OutputMediator denial of service

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/30/2018 10:17
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (51), 01/30/2018 10:17 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:83D:103

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