Buffer overflow in the administrative console in IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.x…
Priority LOW 39Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in the administrative console in IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.x, when the global security option is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0317 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1872
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-73j5-q9c3-466j
References
More IBM Websphere Application Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-06198 Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2010-00403 modules/arch/win32/mod_isapi.c in mod_isapi in the Apache HTTP Server 2.0.37 through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2019-03185 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM WebSphere Application Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-03809 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM WebSphere Application Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-24648 IBM WebSphere Application Server code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-03807 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM WebSphere Application Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2005-1872 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-1872 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-73j5-q9c3-466j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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