CVE-2007-5612

N/A Unknown
Published: November 21, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

CIM Server in IBM Director 5.20.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption, connection slot exhaustion, and daemon crash) via a large number of idle connections.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27752
Source: cret@cert.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018985
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/512193
Source: cret@cert.org
US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MIMG-78YMXE
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26509
Source: cret@cert.org
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3942
Source: cret@cert.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38583
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27752
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018985
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/512193
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MIMG-78YMXE
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26509
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3942
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38583
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.4%
82th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

ibm

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