Resource management error in WebSphere Portal - CVE-2011-2173

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU45017

Resource management error in WebSphere Portal - CVE-2011-2173

Published: May 26, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU45017
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2173
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
WebSphere Portal

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to perform service disruption.

The implementation of OutputMediator objects in IBM WebSphere Portal 6.0.1.7, and 7.0.0.1 before CF002, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via requests.


How to mitigate CVE-2011-2173

Install update from vendor's website.

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