CVE-2008-4678: IBM WebSphere Application Server

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The HTTP_Request_Parser method in the HTTP Transport component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.31 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (controller 0C4 abend and application hang) via a long HTTP Host header, related to "storage overlay" on the stack and a "parse failure."

Affected products

• IBM WebSphere Application Server: version 6.0.2 only; version 6.0.2.1 only; version 6.0.2.2 only; version 6.0.2.3 only; version 6.0.2.4 only; version 6.0.2.5 only; …

Published 2008-10-22. Last modified 2026-06-16.