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TI-2009-00837 Aliases CVE-2009-0879GHSA-m59h-8962-2rc8

The CIM server in IBM Director before 5.20.3 Service Update 2 on Windows allows remote…

Priority LOW 34CWE-20Published · 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
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08225 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 16

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:*:service_update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.20.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.11VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.12VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.20VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.21VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.22VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:5.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:5.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10.1VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:*:service_update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.20.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.11 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.12 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.20 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.21 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.22 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:5.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:5.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 6 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:5.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:5.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:5.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.20.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:5.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.20.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:5.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.20.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:5.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:5.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:5.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.20.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:5.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.20.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:5.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.20.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0879
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m59h-8962-2rc8

References

Exploit 2

Patch 2

Other 1

  • TI-2009-00838 Directory traversal vulnerability in the CIM server in IBM Director before 5.20.3 Service… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2007-05393 CIM Server in IBM Director 5.20.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2006-04527 Directory traversal vulnerability in Redirect.bat in IBM Director before 5.10 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2006-04529 IBM Director before 5.10 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from HTTP headers via HTTP TRACE. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2006-04528 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in IBM Director before 5.10 allow remote attackers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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