CVE-2021-38951

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume all available CPU resources. IBM X-Force ID: 211405.

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6524674	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211405	VDB Entry Vendor Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5:::::::*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:z\/os:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:-::::::-:

Information

Published : 2021-12-09 09:15

Updated : 2022-07-12 10:42

NVD link : CVE-2021-38951

Mitre link : CVE-2021-38951

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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Products Affected

microsoft

windows

ibm

aix
z\/os
i
websphere_application_server

hp

hp-ux

linux

linux_kernel

oracle

solaris

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