CVE-2007-5612
CIM Server in IBM Director 5.20.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
CIM Server in IBM Director 5.20.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption, connection slot exhaustion, and daemon crash) via a large number of idle connections.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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CIM Server in IBM Director 5.20.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption, connection slot exhaustion, and daemon crash) via a large number of idle connections.
- Record
CVE-2007-5612- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
CIM Server in IBM Director 5.20.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption, connection slot exhaustion, and daemon crash) via a large number of idle connections.
- Record
CVE-2007-5612- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-5587 No score
CIM Server in IBM Director 5.20.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption, connection slot exhaustion, and daemon crash) via a large number of idle connections.
- Record
EUVD-2007-5587- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9xmr-23qw-g3q8 No score
CIM Server in IBM Director 5.20.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
CIM Server in IBM Director 5.20.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption, connection slot exhaustion, and daemon crash) via a large number of idle connections.
- Record
GHSA-9xmr-23qw-g3q8- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, references, title | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-5612 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Ibm Director, published November 21, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.39%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MIMG-78YMXE
securityfocus.com/bid/26509
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38583
secunia.com/advisories/27752
securitytracker.com/id?1018985
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3942
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5612
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9xmr-23qw-g3q8