Unscored severity · published Feb 17, 2009
CVE-2008-4285
Unspecified vulnerability in the Performance Monitoring Infrastructure (PMI) feature in the Servlet Engine/Web Container component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1.x…
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CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Performance Monitoring Infrastructure (PMI) feature in the Servlet Engine/Web Container component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1.x before 6.1.0.19, when a component statistic is enabled, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via vectors related to "a gradual degradation in performance."
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 67% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
Websphere Application Server · Ibm
6.1; 6.1.0; 6.1.0.1; 6.1.0.2; 6.1.0.3; 6.1.0.5; +6 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4285
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4285
Patch
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24019260
Patch
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48698
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