CVE-2014-0959 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated remote attackers can cause a denial of service via an infinite loop triggered by a login redirect in IBM WebSphere Portal.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-0959?
CVE-2014-0959 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Portal, published on 22 May 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1.0 through 6.1.0.6 CF27, 6.1.5 through 6.1.5.3 CF27, 7.0 through 7.0.0.2 CF28, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.1 CF12 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a login redirect.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0959?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0959?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-0959 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-2014-0959 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0959 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Portal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4wwq-x9v9-792h.