IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5 < 8.5.5.12 DoS

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 9989

Synopsis

The remote host is running an application server that is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack vector.

Description

The remote host appears to be running a version of IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 prior to 8.5.5.12 and is affected by a flaw that is triggered when handling serialized objects via SOAP connectors. This may allow a remote attacker to consume excessive resources.

Solution

Upgrade WebSphere Application Server to 8.5.5.12 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 9989

Family: Web Servers

Published: 3/10/2017

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 102586

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:X/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server

Patch Publication Date: 1/17/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/17/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-8919

BID: 95650

Detections

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