First published: Wed Dec 22 2010(Updated: )
The Connection Manager in IBM Lotus Mobile Connect before 6.1.4, when HTTP Access Services (HTTP-AS) is enabled, does not properly process TCP connection requests, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and HTTP-AS hang) by making many connection requests that trigger "queue size delta errors," related to a "timing hole" issue.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
IBM Lotus Mobile Connect | =6.1.1.1 | |
IBM Lotus Mobile Connect | =6.1.1 | |
IBM Lotus Mobile Connect | <=6.1.3 | |
IBM Lotus Mobile Connect | =6.1.2 |
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CVE-2010-4594 has a severity rating that indicates a denial of service risk due to improper handling of TCP connection requests.
To fix CVE-2010-4594, upgrade IBM Lotus Mobile Connect to version 6.1.4 or later.
CVE-2010-4594 affects IBM Lotus Mobile Connect versions 6.1.1 through 6.1.3.
CVE-2010-4594 is a denial of service vulnerability that can be exploited by flooding the service with connection requests.
Yes, CVE-2010-4594 can be exploited remotely by attackers making numerous TCP connection requests.