CVE-2009-2744 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in IBM WebSphere Application Server via unspecified vectors related to specific fixpacks.

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-2009-2744?

CVE-2009-2744 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 21 Sep 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors, related to "an error in fixpacks 6.1.0.23 and 6.1.0.25."

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2744?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Websphere Application Server.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2744?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2744 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-2009-2744 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2744 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Websphere Application Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-39v5-c8j7-2628.

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