CVE-2009-0879
The CIM server in IBM Director before 5.20.3 Service Update 2 on Windows allows remote attackers...
The CIM server in IBM Director before 5.20.3 Service Update 2 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long consumer name, as demonstrated by an M-POST request to a long /CIMListener/ URI.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The CIM server in IBM Director before 5.20.3 Service Update 2 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long consumer name, as demonstrated by an M-POST request to a long /CIMListener/ URI.
- Record
CVE-2009-0879- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The CIM server in IBM Director before 5.20.3 Service Update 2 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long consumer name, as demonstrated by an M-POST request to a long /CIMListener/ URI.
- Record
CVE-2009-0879- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0876 No score
The CIM server in IBM Director before 5.20.3 Service Update 2 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long consumer name, as demonstrated by an M-POST request to a long /CIMListener/ URI.
- Record
EUVD-2009-0876- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m59h-8962-2rc8 No score
The CIM server in IBM Director before 5.20.3 Service Update 2 on Windows allows remote attackers...
The CIM server in IBM Director before 5.20.3 Service Update 2 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long consumer name, as demonstrated by an M-POST request to a long /CIMListener/ URI.
- Record
GHSA-m59h-8962-2rc8- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | IBM Director 5.20.3su2 CIM Server - Remote Denial of Service | 2009-03-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-0879 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Ibm Director, published March 12, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.22%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.