CVE-2005-2170

Description

The LCF component (lcfd) in IBM Tivoli Management Framework Endpoint allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process exit and connection loss) by connecting to LCF and ending the connection without sending any data.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.69% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory corsaire.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/15953	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14194	patch vdb entry
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/entdocview.wss?uid=swg21210334	patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014424	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1018	vdb entry
http://www.corsaire.com/advisories/c041127-001.txt	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2170?: CVE-2005-2170 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2170?: To fix CVE-2005-2170, 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-2005-2170 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2170 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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