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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."

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-4285 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from ibm organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2009-02-17T17:30:00.907

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-399

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	ibm	websphere_application_server	6.1	Yes
Application	ibm	websphere_application_server	6.1.0	Yes
Application	ibm	websphere_application_server	6.1.0.1	Yes
Application	ibm	websphere_application_server	6.1.0.2	Yes
Application	ibm	websphere_application_server	6.1.0.3	Yes
Application	ibm	websphere_application_server	6.1.0.5	Yes
Application	ibm	websphere_application_server	6.1.0.7	Yes
Application	ibm	websphere_application_server	6.1.0.9	Yes
Application	ibm	websphere_application_server	6.1.0.11	Yes
Application	ibm	websphere_application_server	6.1.0.15	Yes
Application	ibm	websphere_application_server	6.1.0.17	Yes
Application	ibm	websphere_application_server	6.1.13	Yes

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24019260 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48698 ([email protected])
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24019260 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48698 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ibm's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.