CVE-2011-2173 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The implementation of OutputMediator objects in IBM WebSphere Portal 6.0.1.7, and 7.0.0.1 before CF002, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via requests.

Published: 2011-05-26

Score: 4.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.0.1.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:7.0.0.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-2165	The implementation of OutputMediator objects in IBM WebSphere Portal 6.0.1.7, and 7.0.0.1 before CF002, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via requests.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00374.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM33432
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24029452
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67687

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Websphere Portal

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2011-05-26T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:53:17.153Z

Reserved: 2011-05-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-2173

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-05-26T16:55:06.613

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-2173

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-399

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