IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0.0 < 9.0.0.3 DoS

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 9990

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 9.0 prior to 9.0.0.3 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 9.0.0.3 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 9990

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: 9

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.4

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