CVE-2009-0879 json
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…
published 2009-03-12 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-0876
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 8.2%
- EPSS 8.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-8190)
- Published
Exploit prediction
8.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-8190 IBM Director 5.20.3su2 CIM Server - Remote Denial of Service dos, 2009-03-10
- sec-consult.com https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20090305-1_IBM_director_DoS.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2009/0656
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
-
www14.software.ibm.com
/webapp/iwm/web/reg/download.do?source=dmp&S_PKG=director_x_520&S_TACT=sms&lang=en_US&cp=UTF-8
patch, vendor-advisory
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/8190
exploit
-
sec-consult.com
/files/20090305-1_IBM_director_DoS.txt
exploit
-
secunia.com
/advisories/34212
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1021825
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/52615
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/501638/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/49285
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/34061
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-0879
- NVD CVE-2009-0879
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