Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 12, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-0879
CVE-2009-0879
Description
The CIM server in IBM Director before 5.20.3 Service Update 2 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long consumer name, as demonstrated by an M-POST request to a long /CIMListener/ URI.
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Affected products
16cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 15 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:5.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:5.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:5.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:5.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:5.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:5.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:5.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:*:service_update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.20.3
- (no CPE)range: <5.20.3 Service Update 2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0656nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/reg/download.donvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.sec-consult.com/files/20090305-1_IBM_director_DoS.txtnvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/34212nvdVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdVendor Advisory
- osvdb.org/52615nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501638/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34061nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49285nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8190nvd
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