CVE-2008-2122

IBM Rational Build Forge 7.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU...

7.5 High

IBM Rational Build Forge 7.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a port scan, which spawns multiple bfagent server processes that attempt to read data from closed sockets.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.33%Up 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2008-2122
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-772
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-2122
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-2119 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-2119
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p6pq-895r-ffhg 7.5

IBM Rational Build Forge 7.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU...

Record: GHSA-p6pq-895r-ffhg
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-772
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ibm rational build forge

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-2122 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ibm Rational Build Forge, published May 9, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.33%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.