CVE-2008-5257 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in IBM Tivoli Access Manager via crafted HTTP requests, impacting service availability.
- 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-2008-5257?
CVE-2008-5257 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Nov 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
webseald in WebSEAL 6.0.0.17 in IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via HTTP requests, as demonstrated by a McAfee vulnerability scan.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5257?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Tivoli Access Manager for E-Business.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5257?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5257 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-2008-5257 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5257 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ff2g-j733-w6cg.