CVE-2008-4678
N/A
Published: October 22, 2008 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWebSphere Application Server
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
The HTTP_Request_Parser method in the HTTP Transport component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.31 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (controller 0C4 abend and application hang) via a long HTTP Host header, related to "storage overlay" on the stack and a "parse failure."
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
References (6)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32296x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
Source: [email protected]
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK69371VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2871VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45993Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399
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