CVE-2008-4505 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers might cause a system crash in IBM Lotus Quickr via a nonstandard URL argument to the OpenDocument command.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not stated
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-4505?
CVE-2008-4505 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Oct 2008. It can be exploited over the network.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Lotus Quickr 8.1 before Fix pack 1 (8.1.0.1) might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a "nonstandard URL argument" to the OpenDocument command. NOTE: due to lack of details from the vendor, it is not clear whether this is a vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4505?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Lotus Quickr.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4505?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4505 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-2008-4505 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4505 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cxr4-cgr8-7f9x.