Description
IBM HTTP Server 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to invalid pointer dereference. A privileged user, authenticated to the Administration Server, could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or cause a denial of service.
Affected products
ibm: http server; ibm: aix; ibm: z\/os; linux: linux kernel; microsoft: windows
References1
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7274065 Vendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.3
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 17 · as of 14 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-822
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