CVE-2008-4678
The HTTP_Request_Parser method in the HTTP Transport component in IBM WebSphere Application...
The HTTP_Request_Parser method in the HTTP Transport component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.31 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (controller 0C4 abend and application hang) via a long HTTP Host header, related to "storage overlay" on the stack and a "parse failure."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The HTTP_Request_Parser method in the HTTP Transport component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.31 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (controller 0C4 abend and application hang) via a long HTTP Host header, related to "storage overlay" on the stack and a "parse failure."
- Record
CVE-2008-4678- 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
The HTTP_Request_Parser method in the HTTP Transport component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.31 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (controller 0C4 abend and application hang) via a long HTTP Host header, related to "storage overlay" on the stack and a "parse failure."
- Record
CVE-2008-4678- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4658 No score
The HTTP_Request_Parser method in the HTTP Transport component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.31 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (controller 0C4 abend and application hang) via a long HTTP Host header, related to "storage overlay" on the stack and a "parse failure."
- Record
EUVD-2008-4658- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j949-7hpc-w79g No score
The HTTP_Request_Parser method in the HTTP Transport component in IBM WebSphere Application...
The HTTP_Request_Parser method in the HTTP Transport component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.31 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (controller 0C4 abend and application hang) via a long HTTP Host header, related to "storage overlay" on the stack and a "parse failure."
- Record
GHSA-j949-7hpc-w79g- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4678 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published October 22, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.92%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2871
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876
secunia.com/advisories/32296
securityfocus.com/bid/31839
www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK69371
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45993
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4678
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j949-7hpc-w79g