CVE-2024-25039 IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS and DOORS Web Access is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause denial of service in IBM DOORS Web Access via Slowloris attacks due to unlimited connection lengths.

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-2024-25039?

CVE-2024-25039 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS and DOORS Web Access, published on 30 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS and DOORS Web Access 9.7.2.1 through 9.7.2.11, and 9.6.1.1 through 9.6.1.13 do not limit the length of a connection which could allow for a Slowloris HTTP denial of service attack to take place. This can cause the web server to become unresponsive.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-25039?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Engineering Requirements Management Doors Web Access.

How do I fix CVE-2024-25039?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-25039 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-2024-25039 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25039 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qgqr-m83v-6vh4.

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