CVE-2007-5612 json
CIM Server in IBM Director 5.20.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption, connection slot exhaus…
published 2007-11-21 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-5587
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.4%
- EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/26509 patch
- secunia.com/advisories/27752 advisory
Exploit prediction
2.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/26509
vdb-entry, patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/27752
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
- kb.cert.org /vuls/id/MIMG-78YMXE
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/38583
vdb-entry
-
kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/512193
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1018985
vdb-entry
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/3942
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-5612
- NVD CVE-2007-5612
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