CVE-2010-3899

Public Exploit

Description

IBM OmniFind Enterprise Edition 8.x and 9.x performs web crawls with an unlimited recursion depth, which allows remote web servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted series of documents.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.95% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/69078 vdb entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15476 exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514688/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44740 vdb entry
http://security.fatihkilic.de/advisory/fkilic-sa-2010-ibm-omnifind.txt
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2933 vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3899?
CVE-2010-3899 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3899?
To fix CVE-2010-3899, 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-2010-3899 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-3899 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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