CVE-2009-0433
Unspecified vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.x before 5.1.1.19, 6.0.x...
Unspecified vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.x before 5.1.1.19, 6.0.x before 6.0.2.29, and 6.1.x before 6.1.0.19, when Web Server plug-in content buffering is enabled, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unknown vectors, related to a mishandling of client read failures in which clients receive many 500 HTTP error responses and backend servers are incorrectly labeled as down.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unspecified vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.x before 5.1.1.19, 6.0.x before 6.0.2.29, and 6.1.x before 6.1.0.19, when Web Server plug-in content buffering is enabled, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unknown vectors, related to a mishandling of client read failures in which clients receive many 500 HTTP error responses and backend servers are incorrectly labeled as down.
- Record
CVE-2009-0433- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 Low
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unspecified vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.x before 5.1.1.19, 6.0.x before 6.0.2.29, and 6.1.x before 6.1.0.19, when Web Server plug-in content buffering is enabled, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unknown vectors, related to a mishandling of client read failures in which clients receive many 500 HTTP error responses and backend servers are incorrectly labeled as down.
- Record
CVE-2009-0433- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0437 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.x before 5.1.1.19, 6.0.x before 6.0.2.29, and 6.1.x before 6.1.0.19, when Web Server plug-in content buffering is enabled, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unknown vectors, related to a mishandling of client read failures in which clients receive many 500 HTTP error responses and backend servers are incorrectly labeled as down.
- Record
EUVD-2009-0437- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4jv5-w4q2-49cm No score
Unspecified vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.x before 5.1.1.19, 6.0.x...
Unspecified vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.x before 5.1.1.19, 6.0.x before 6.0.2.29, and 6.1.x before 6.1.0.19, when Web Server plug-in content buffering is enabled, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unknown vectors, related to a mishandling of client read failures in which clients receive many 500 HTTP error responses and backend servers are incorrectly labeled as down.
- Record
GHSA-4jv5-w4q2-49cm- 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-2009-0433 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published February 10, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.64%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK67161
securityfocus.com/bid/33700
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48523
www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK63499
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0433
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4jv5-w4q2-49cm