CVE-2008-4678

Severity

78%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

115%

The HTTP_Request_Parser method in the HTTP Transport component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.31 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (controller 0C4 abend and application hang) via a long HTTP Host header, related to "storage overlay" on the stack and a "parse failure."

The HTTP_Request_Parser method in the HTTP Transport component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.31 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (controller 0C4 abend and application hang) via a long HTTP Host header, related to "storage overlay" on the stack and a "parse failure."

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C).

Overview

First reported 16 years ago

2008-10-22 18:00:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-08-08 01:32:00

Affected Software

IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2

6.0.2

IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2.1

6.0.2.1

IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2.2

6.0.2.2

IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2.3

6.0.2.3

IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2.4

6.0.2.4

IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2.5

6.0.2.5

IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2.6

6.0.2.6

IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2.9

6.0.2.9

IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2.11

6.0.2.11

IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2.13

6.0.2.13

IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2.15

6.0.2.15

IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2.17

6.0.2.17

IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2.19

6.0.2.19

IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2.23

6.0.2.23

IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2.25

6.0.2.25

IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2.27

6.0.2.27

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