CVE-2010-2090
The npb_protocol_error function in sna V5router64 in IBM Communications Server for Windows 6.1.3...
The npb_protocol_error function in sna V5router64 in IBM Communications Server for Windows 6.1.3 and Communications Server for AIX (aka CSAIX or CS/AIX) in sna.rte before 6.3.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via APPC data containing a GDSID variable with a GDS length that is too small.
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The npb_protocol_error function in sna V5router64 in IBM Communications Server for Windows 6.1.3 and Communications Server for AIX (aka CSAIX or CS/AIX) in sna.rte before 6.3.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via APPC data containing a GDSID variable with a GDS length that is too small.
- Record
CVE-2010-2090- 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 npb_protocol_error function in sna V5router64 in IBM Communications Server for Windows 6.1.3 and Communications Server for AIX (aka CSAIX or CS/AIX) in sna.rte before 6.3.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via APPC data containing a GDSID variable with a GDS length that is too small.
- Record
CVE-2010-2090- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-2107 No score
The npb_protocol_error function in sna V5router64 in IBM Communications Server for Windows 6.1.3 and Communications Server for AIX (aka CSAIX or CS/AIX) in sna.rte before 6.3.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via APPC data containing a GDSID variable with a GDS length that is too small.
- Record
EUVD-2010-2107- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gr52-m656-xvfr No score
The npb_protocol_error function in sna V5router64 in IBM Communications Server for Windows 6.1.3...
The npb_protocol_error function in sna V5router64 in IBM Communications Server for Windows 6.1.3 and Communications Server for AIX (aka CSAIX or CS/AIX) in sna.rte before 6.3.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via APPC data containing a GDSID variable with a GDS length that is too small.
- Record
GHSA-gr52-m656-xvfr- Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2010-2090 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Ibm Communications Server, published May 27, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.71%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1244
securityfocus.com/bid/40372
secunia.com/advisories/39909
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1JR36026
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58874
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2090
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gr52-m656-xvfr