CVE-2009-0505 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service in IBM TXSeries CICS by delaying forcepurge acknowledgements.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-0505?
CVE-2009-0505 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Feb 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0505?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Txseries.
How do I fix CVE-2009-0505?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0505 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-2009-0505 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0505 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-239r-c744-9rfp.