CVE-2013-0551 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in IBM Tivoli Monitoring by sending a crafted URL to the Basic Services component.

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-2013-0551?

CVE-2013-0551 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Basic Services component in IBM Tivoli Monitoring (ITM) 6.2.0 through FP3, 6.2.1 through FP4, 6.2.2 through FP9, and 6.2.3 before FP3, as used in IBM Application Manager for Smart Business (formerly Tivoli Foundations Application Manager) 1.2.1 before 1.2.1.0-TIV-IAMSB-FP0004 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (abend) via a crafted URL.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0551?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Application Manager for Smart Business, Ibm Tivoli Monitoring.

How do I fix CVE-2013-0551?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-0551 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-2013-0551 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0551 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5f2w-cq4w-22f7.

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