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IBM WebSphere Application Server: CVE-2021-38951: WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a Denial of Service

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IBM WebSphere Application Server: CVE-2021-38951: WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a Denial of Service

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
12/09/2021
Created
08/29/2022
Added
08/26/2022
Modified
08/26/2022

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume all available CPU resources. IBM X-Force ID: 211405.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-was-install-7-0-0-0-ph41676
  • ibm-was-install-8-0-0-0-ph41676
  • ibm-was-install-8-5-0-0-ph41676
  • ibm-was-install-9-0-0-0-ph41676
  • ibm-was-upgrade-7-0-0-0-7-0-0-46
  • ibm-was-upgrade-8-0-0-0-8-0-0-16
  • ibm-was-upgrade-8-5-0-0-8-5-5-21
  • ibm-was-upgrade-9-0-0-0-9-0-5-11

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