CVE-2010-2090 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the IBM Communications Server daemon by sending malformed APPC data with an invalid GDS length.
- 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-2010-2090?
CVE-2010-2090 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 May 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The npb_protocol_error function in sna V5router64 in IBM Communications Server for Windows 6.1.3 and Communications Server for AIX (aka CSAIX or CS/AIX) in sna.rte before 6.3.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via APPC data containing a GDSID variable with a GDS length that is too small.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2090?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Communications Server.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2090?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2090 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-2010-2090 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2090 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gr52-m656-xvfr.