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CVE-2000-0848 IBM WebSphere Application Server

Affected softwareIBM WebSphere Application Server
Severity10.0 High CVSS 2.0
Published14 Nov 2000
Updated16 Jun 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in IBM WebSphere web application server (WAS) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long Host: request header.

Exploitation status

Working exploit published

A reviewed exploit catalogue lists ready-to-run exploit code for this CVE.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC 1 indexed Published artifacts you can open, in Exploit-DB; first seen 2000-09-15.
  • EPSS 6.4% chance in 30 days
IndexArtifactStarsFirst seen
Exploit-DB IBM Websphere Application Server 3.0.2 Server Plugin - Denial of Service 2000-09-15

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review human Researcher
  • Record active
Decided by Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset
Finding A manual classification set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope, but the CVE names a tracked product.

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

1 product, 1 version entry
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd ibm websphere application server generic 3.0.2

References

URLTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0192.html Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www-4.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/doc/v3022/fxpklst.htm#Security
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1691 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5252

Timeline

Published2000-11-14By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-16NVD's own last-modified date for this record.