# CVE-2009-0433: Unspecified vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.x before 5.1.1.19, 6.0.x before 6.0.2.29, and 6.1.x before 6.1.0.19,

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-02-10 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Unspecified vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.x before 5.1.1.19, 6.0.x before 6.0.2.29, and 6.1.x before 6.1.0.19, when Web Server plug-in content buffering is enabled, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unknown vectors, related to a mishandling of client read failures in which clients receive many 500 HTTP error responses and backend servers are incorrectly labeled as down.

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## References

- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK67161
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33700
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48523
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006879
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK63499
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007033

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