CVE-2007-5612 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 21 Nov 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service in IBM Director CIM Server by exhausting resources with idle connections.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2007-5612?

CVE-2007-5612 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Nov 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

CIM Server in IBM Director 5.20.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption, connection slot exhaustion, and daemon crash) via a large number of idle connections.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5612?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Director.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5612?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5612 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2007-5612 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5612 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9xmr-23qw-g3q8.