CVE-2008-4678

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-10-22 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-399

Description

The HTTP_Request_Parser method in the HTTP Transport component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.31 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (controller 0C4 abend and application hang) via a long HTTP Host header, related to "storage overlay" on the stack and a "parse failure."

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: 6.0.2, 6.0.2.1, 6.0.2.2, 6.0.2.3, 6.0.2.4, 6.0.2.5 (+10)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/32296
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK69371
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31839
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2871
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45993
http://secunia.com/advisories/32296
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK69371
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31839
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2871
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45993

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