CVE-2008-5257

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Published Nov 27, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

webseald in WebSEAL 6.0.0.17 in IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via HTTP requests, as demonstrated by a McAfee vulnerability scan.

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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_access_manager_for_e-business:6.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5234	webseald in WebSEAL 6.0.0.17 in IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via HTTP requests, as demonstrated by a McAfee vulnerability scan.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.226% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/32755
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ28611
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ37270
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32461
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46821

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Tivoli Access Manager For E-business

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:49 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 27, 2008, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:49 AM
Reserved: Nov 26, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:59 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 27, 2008, 12:30 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:59 PM

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