CVE-2012-2190

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-08-21 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-310

Description

IBM Global Security Kit (aka GSKit), as used in IBM HTTP Server in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1.x before 6.1.0.45, 7.0.x before 7.0.0.25, 8.0.x before 8.0.0.4, and 8.5.x before 8.5.0.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted ClientHello message in the TLS Handshake Protocol.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: 6.1.0, 6.1.0.0, 6.1.0.1, 6.1.0.2, 6.1.0.3, 6.1.0.5 (+41)

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM66218
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21606096
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75994
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM66218
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21606096
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75994

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