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CVE-2009-0879 EXPLOIT

5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.2% (pctl 95)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

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.

Scoring

CVSS5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS8.23% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-20
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2009-03-12
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (2)

VendorProduct
ibmdirector
microsoftwindows

Public exploits

References

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