Denial of Service Vulnerability in IBM OmniFind Enterprise Edition
CVE-2010-3899

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
IBM
Status
Omnifind
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 November 2010

Summary

IBM OmniFind Enterprise Edition versions 8.x and 9.x are affected by a vulnerability that allows remote web servers to exploit the web crawling feature. The crawler's unlimited recursion depth may lead to a denial of service situation, causing an infinite loop when a specially crafted series of documents are processed. This can render the service inoperable, impacting availability and service continuity.

References

http://www.osvdb.org/69078
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15476
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514688/100/0/threaded
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ

EPSS Score

11% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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