Buffer overflow in IBM Websphere Application Server

CVE-2005-3760

Double free vulnerability in the BBOORB module in IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS 5.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (ABEND).

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2005-11-22 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Websphere Application Server — versions 5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
secunia.com/advisories/17658 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2522 (vdb-entry)