Denial of Service Vulnerability in IBM Rational Build Forge
CVE-2008-2122

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
IBM
Status
Rational Build Forge
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 May 2008

Summary

IBM Rational Build Forge version 7.0.2 is susceptible to a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to exhaust CPU resources through a methodical port scan. This attack results in the spawning of numerous bfagent server processes that ineffectively attempt to read data from closed socket connections, leading to potential service disruption and operational issues.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019964
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1427/references
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://secunia.com/advisories/30081
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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