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CVE-2008-4285

Unspecified vulnerability in the Performance Monitoring Infrastructure (PMI) feature in the Servlet Engine/Web Container component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1.x before 6.1.0.19, when a component statistic is enabled, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via vectors related to "a gradual degradation in performance."

Severity
Medium 5.0
Published
17 Feb 2009
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
1.2% in the next 30 daysHigher than 67% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
CWE-399
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
IBM WebSphere Application ServerServers and applications · cpe:a:ibm:websphere_application_server
  • Version 6.1.13
  • Version 6.1.0.17
  • Version 6.1.0.15
  • Version 6.1.0.11
All 11 release lines
  • Version 6.1
  • Version 6.1.0.1
  • Version 6.1.0.2
  • Version 6.1.0.3
  • Version 6.1.0.5
  • Version 6.1.0.7
  • Version 6.1.0.9
  • Version 6.1.0.11
  • Version 6.1.0.15
  • Version 6.1.0.17
  • Version 6.1.13

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4285
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4285