70096 : IBM Lotus Mobile Connect Connection Manager Multiple Session VPN ID Reference Count Remote DoS
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2010-04-22

Description

IBM Lotus Mobile Connect contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when the Connection Manager fails to properly maintain a certain reference count, allowing a remote authenticated attacker to make invalid attempts at establishing sessions with the same VPN ID from multiple devices, causing a denial of service via IP address exhaustion.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Authentication Required

Solution

Upgrade to version 6.1.4 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

IBM Corporation

Lotus Mobile Connect

6.1.3

References

CVE ID: 2010-4593 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 42703
Other Advisory URL: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ75012
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27020327

Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2010-12-23 | Disagree?

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