CVE-2010-4594 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in IBM Lotus Mobile Connect by exploiting a timing hole in TCP connection processing when HTTP Access Services is enabled.
- 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-2010-4594?
CVE-2010-4594 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Dec 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Connection Manager in IBM Lotus Mobile Connect before 6.1.4, when HTTP Access Services (HTTP-AS) is enabled, does not properly process TCP connection requests, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and HTTP-AS hang) by making many connection requests that trigger "queue size delta errors," related to a "timing hole" issue.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4594?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Lotus Mobile Connect.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4594?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4594 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-2010-4594 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4594 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xc6x-4p9c-5pvr.