CVE-2014-4764 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the Load Balancer for IPv4 Dispatcher in IBM WebSphere Application Server, causing a denial of service.

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-2014-4764?

CVE-2014-4764 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 22 Aug 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 8.0.x before 8.0.0.10 and 8.5.x before 8.5.5.3, when Load Balancer for IPv4 Dispatcher is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Load Balancer crash) via unspecified vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4764?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Websphere Application Server.

How do I fix CVE-2014-4764?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-4764 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-2014-4764 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4764 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Websphere Application Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6jr9-mp6v-mh4x.

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