IBM GSKit 7.x before 7.0.4.48 and 8.x before 8.0.50.16, as used in IBM Security Directory…
Priority LOW 36CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM GSKit 7.x before 7.0.4.48 and 8.x before 8.0.50.16, as used in IBM Security Directory Server (ISDS) and Tivoli Directory Server (TDS), allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or hang) via a malformed X.509 certificate chain.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02238 82nd 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
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:7.0.4.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.4.28 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:7.0.4.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.4.29 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:8.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.13 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_directory_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:7.0.4.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.4.28 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:7.0.4.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.4.29 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:8.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.13 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_directory_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-6747
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9853-rv85-5hgc
References
More IBM Global Security Kit vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-05297 IBM Global Security Kit (aka GSKit), as used in Content Manager OnDemand 8.5 and 9.0 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2012-01969 IBM Global Security Kit (aka GSKit) before 8.0.14.22, as used in IBM Rational Directory… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-01959 IBM Global Security Kit (aka GSKit) before 8.0.14.22, as used in IBM Rational Directory… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2013-6747 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-6747 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9853-rv85-5hgc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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