CVE-2015-1886

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-04-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-399

Description

The Remote Document Conversion Service (DCS) in IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1.0 through 6.1.0.6 CF27, 6.1.5 through 6.1.5.3 CF27, 7.0.0 through 7.0.0.2 CF29, 8.0.0 before 8.0.0.1 CF16, and 8.5.0 through CF05 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted requests.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Portal: 6.1.0.0, 6.1.0.1, 6.1.0.2, 6.1.0.3, 6.1.0.4, 6.1.0.5 (+11)

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI37356
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21701566
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74216
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032189
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI37356
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21701566
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74216
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032189

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