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Denial of Service (DoS) security exposure when using web-based applications in IBM WebSphere Application Server

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Abstract

There is a potential DoS vulnerability if you use web-based applications in IBM WebSphere Application Server.

Content

If you use web-based applications in IBM WebSphere Application Server, you might be impacted by a vulnerability that can cause performance or DoS issues. The cause of the issue is a Java HashTable implementation vulnerability.

For information about how to resolve the issue, go to the link in the Related information section to see the following IBM WebSphere Application Server Flash (Alert):
Potential security vulnerability when using Web based applications on IBM WebSphere Application Server due to Java HashTable implementation vulnerability (PM53930/PM57565

Related Information

IBM WebSphere Application

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Document Information

Modified date:
25 September 2022

UID

swg21589383

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