CVE-2009-0433

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.x before 5.1.1.19, 6.0.x before 6.0.2.29, and 6.1.x before 6.1.0.19, when Web Server plug-in content buffering is enabled, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unknown vectors, related to a mishandling of client read failures in which clients receive many 500 HTTP error responses and backend servers are incorrectly labeled as down.

2.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.71% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK67161	vendor advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951	patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33700	vdb entry patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48523	vdb entry
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006879	patch
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK63499	patch vendor advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007033	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0433?: CVE-2009-0433 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0433?: To fix CVE-2009-0433, 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-2009-0433 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-0433 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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