CVE-2010-4623 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Authenticated remote users can cause a denial of service in IBM Tivoli Access Manager WebSEAL by consuming worker threads via shift-reload actions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2010-4623?

CVE-2010-4623 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Dec 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

WebSEAL in IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business 6.1.1 before 6.1.1-TIV-AWS-FP0001 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (worker thread consumption) via shift-reload actions.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4623?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Tivoli Access Manager for E-Business.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4623?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4623 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-2010-4623 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4623 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pcvq-3c52-8x6w.

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