#VU88977 Resource exhaustion in IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty


Published: 2024-04-24

Vulnerability identifier: #VU88977

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25026

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
IBM WebSphere Application Server
Server applications / Application servers
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
Server applications / Application servers

Vendor: IBM Corporation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when handling HTTP requests. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM WebSphere Application Server: 9.0 - 9.0.5.19, 8.5 - 8.5.5.25

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty: 17.0.0.3 - 24.0.0.4


External links
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7149330


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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