Denial of Service Vulnerability in IBM Director CIM Server
CVE-2009-0879

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
IBM
Status
Director
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 March 2009

Summary

The CIM server in IBM Director prior to version 5.20.3 Service Update 2 on Windows is susceptible to a denial of service attack. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by sending an M-POST request containing a long consumer name, which can lead to the daemon crashing. This weakness permits remote adversaries to disrupt the service, making it crucial for users of affected versions to apply the appropriate updates to secure their systems.

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0656
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://osvdb.org/52615
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501638/100/0/threaded
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ

EPSS Score

22% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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