vulnerability
IBM WebSphere Application Server: CVE-2021-38951: WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a Denial of Service
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Dec 9, 2021 | Aug 26, 2022 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Dec 9, 2021
Added
Aug 26, 2022
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solutions
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