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.
EPSS: 0.015 (72.0th 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
- 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 Linux_kernel
- Microsoft Windows
- Oracle Solaris
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)
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.