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CVE-2008-4678
The HTTP_Request_Parser method in the HTTP Transport component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.31 allows…
- 7.8HighCVSS base score
- 1.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 20% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The HTTP_Request_Parser method in the HTTP Transport component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.31 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (controller 0C4 abend and application hang) via a long HTTP Host header, related to "storage overlay" on the stack and a "parse failure."
Timeline
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By mitre
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.9% · top 20% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References6
- ADV-2008-2871 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 32296 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31839 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- PK69371 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- websphere-hostheader-dos(45993) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-4658 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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