CVE-2008-4678 Information

Description

The HTTP_Request_Parser method in the HTTP Transport component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.31 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (controller 0C4 abend and application hang) via a long HTTP Host header related to \storage overlay\ on the stack and a \parse failure.\

Reference

http://secunia.com/advisories/32296 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31839 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2871 http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876 http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK69371 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45993