CVE-2015-1892

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-1892
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-04-01 02:00:32 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe Multicast DNS (mDNS) responder in IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.x before 7.0.0 FP12 and 8.x before 8.0.1 FP1 inadvertently responds to unicast queries with source addresses that are not link-local, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) or obtain potentially sensitive information via port-5353 UDP packets.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager For Web 7.0 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager For Web 8.0 Firmware 8.0.0.1 All All All
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager For Web 8.0 Firmware 8.0.0.2 All All All
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager For Web 8.0 Firmware 8.0.0.3 All All All
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager For Web 8.0 Firmware 8.0.0.4 All All All
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager For Web 8.0 Firmware 8.0.0.5 All All All
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager For Web 8.0 Firmware 8.0.1.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM notice: The page you requested cannot be displayed af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
IBM Security Bulletin: mDNS vulnerability affects IBM Security Access Manager for Web (CVE-2015-1892) - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Multiple Products Multicast DNS (mDNS) Implementation Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Vulnerability Note VU#550620 - Multicast DNS (mDNS) implementations may respond to unicast queries originating outside the local link af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
IBM notice: The page you requested cannot be displayed af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
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