What is CVE-2019-4046?

CVE-2019-4046 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-03-25.

How severe is CVE-2019-4046?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Ibm Websphere Application Server

CVE-2019-4046

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper handling of request headers. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the consumption of Memory. IBM X-Force ID: 156242.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.032 (86.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Websphere Application Server — versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.5
Ibm Websphere_application_server

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-4046?: CVE-2019-4046 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-03-25.
How severe is CVE-2019-4046?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.