CVE-2008-5257

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-11-27 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

webseald in WebSEAL 6.0.0.17 in IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via HTTP requests, as demonstrated by a McAfee vulnerability scan.

Affected products

IBM Tivoli Access Manager For E-Business: 6.0.0.17

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/32755
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ28611
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ37270
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32461
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46821
http://secunia.com/advisories/32755
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ28611
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ37270
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32461
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46821

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