CVE-2015-1886 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via memory consumption in the Remote Document Conversion Service of IBM WebSphere Portal.
- 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-2015-1886?
CVE-2015-1886 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Portal, published on 24 Apr 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Remote Document Conversion Service (DCS) in IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1.0 through 6.1.0.6 CF27, 6.1.5 through 6.1.5.3 CF27, 7.0.0 through 7.0.0.2 CF29, 8.0.0 before 8.0.0.1 CF16, and 8.5.0 through CF05 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted requests.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1886?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1886?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1886 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-2015-1886 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1886 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Portal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q4wg-xr28-xp9f.