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CVE-2009-0879

N/A
Published: March 12, 2009 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:06 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDirector· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 8%

Description

The CIM server in IBM Director before 5.20.3 Service Update 2 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long consumer name, as demonstrated by an M-POST request to a long /CIMListener/ URI.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Director· IBM
95%
v ≤ 5.20.33.1.14.104.114.124.204.214.225.10.05.10.15.10.25.10.35.20.05.20.15.20.2service_update_1
microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

References (10)

VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDB
Source: [email protected]
http://osvdb.org/52615
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/34212
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021825
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501638/100/0/threaded
VDB Entryx_refsource_BID
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34061
VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0656
VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49285
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8190

CVSS

5MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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