CVE-2002-1153

Public Exploit

Description

IBM Websphere 4.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with long HTTP headers, such as "Host".

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.58% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory iss.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/2092	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5749	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103244572803950&w=2	mailing list
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/websphere/appserv/support/fixes/pq62144/readme.txt	exploit patch vendor advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10140.php	vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1153?: CVE-2002-1153 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1153?: To fix CVE-2002-1153, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-1153 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-1153 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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