CVE-2015-5001 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service via memory consumption by submitting a crafted document to 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-2015-5001?
CVE-2015-5001 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Portal, published on 21 Dec 2015. 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, 7.0.0 through 7.0.0.2 CF29, 8.0.0 before 8.0.0.1 CF19, and 8.5.0 before CF08 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted document.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5001?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5001?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5001 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-2015-5001 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5001 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Portal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vfgc-3f75-ggvg.