CVE-2016-3000 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can cause service degradation in IBM Connections via a crafted URL in the help service.
- 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-2016-3000?
CVE-2016-3000 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Sep 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The help service in IBM Connections 4.x through 4.5 CR5, 5.0 before CR4, and 5.5 before CR1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (service degradation) via a crafted URL.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3000?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Connections.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3000?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3000 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-2016-3000 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3000 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w8px-hm42-g43j.