CVE-2008-2122

Description

IBM Rational Build Forge 7.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a port scan, which spawns multiple bfagent server processes that attempt to read data from closed sockets.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.73% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019964 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1427/references vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30081 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42173 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21303877 broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29036 vdb entry third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2122?
CVE-2008-2122 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2122?
To fix CVE-2008-2122, 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-2008-2122 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2122 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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