CVE-2008-2122

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Published May 9, 2008 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM Rational Build Forge 7.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a port scan, which spawns multiple bfagent server processes that attempt to read data from closed sockets.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_build_forge:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.3% (2.334% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/30081
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21303877
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29036
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019964
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1427/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42173

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Rational Build Forge

Weaknesses

CWE-772

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:49 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 9, 2008, 3:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:49 AM
Reserved: May 9, 2008, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:53 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 9, 2008, 3:20 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:53 PM

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