Vulnerability in HP Hp-Ux
CVE-2021-38951
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume all available CPU resources. IBM X-Force ID: 211405.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (74.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.5% 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: 0.016 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- HP Hp-Ux
- IBM Aix
- IBM I
- IBM Websphere Application Server — versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.5
- IBM Websphere Application Server — versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.5
- IBM Z\/os
- Linux Kernel
- Microsoft Windows
- Oracle Solaris
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6524674 (Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211405 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-38951?
- CVE-2021-38951 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Hp-Ux. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-12-09.
- How severe is CVE-2021-38951?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-38951 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.