CVE-2015-1892
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.022 · 82 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The Multicast DNS (mDNS) responder in IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.x before 7.0.0 FP12 and 8.x before 8.0.1 FP1 inadvertently responds to unicast queries with source addresses that are not link-local, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) or obtain potentially sensitive information via port-5353 UDP packets.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (8)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ibm security access manager for web 7.0 firmware≤ 7.0.0.11nvdUScpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm security access manager for web 8.0 firmware= 8.0.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm security access manager for web 8.0 firmware= 8.0.0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm security access manager for web 8.0 firmware= 8.0.0.3nvdUScpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm security access manager for web 8.0 firmware= 8.0.0.4nvdUScpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm security access manager for web 8.0 firmware= 8.0.0.5nvdUScpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm security access manager for web 8.0 firmware= 8.0.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (14)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV70911cnnvd
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV70913cnnvd
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21699497cnnvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/550620cnnvd
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV70911enisa_euvd
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV70913enisa_euvd
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21699497enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/550620enisa_euvd
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