CVE-2007-5612

Description

CIM Server in IBM Director 5.20.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption, connection slot exhaustion, and daemon crash) via a large number of idle connections.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.19% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MIMG-78YMXE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26509 patch vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38583 vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/512193 third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/27752 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018985 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3942 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5612?
CVE-2007-5612 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5612?
To fix CVE-2007-5612, 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-2007-5612 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5612 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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