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CVE-2015-1892· NVD / CVE Program· CNA ibm

The Multicast DNS (mDNS) responder in IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.x before 7.0.0 FP12 and 8.x before 8.0.1 FP1 inadvertently respo

The Multicast DNS (mDNS) responder in IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.x before 7.0.0 FP12 and 8.x before 8.0.1 FP1 inadvertently responds to unicast queries with source addresses that are not link-local, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) or obtain potentially sensitive information via port-5353 UDP packets.

MediumCVSS 5.0 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Mar 31, 2015
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.2% · 82th percentile
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Action score

21

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.2%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
ibmsecurity access manager for web 7.0 firmware
ibmsecurity access manager for web 8.0 firmware

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • ibm security access manager for web 7.0 firmwareup to 7.0.0.11 inclusive
  • ibm security access manager for web 8.0 firmware8.0.0.1
  • ibm security access manager for web 8.0 firmware8.0.0.2
  • ibm security access manager for web 8.0 firmware8.0.0.3
  • ibm security access manager for web 8.0 firmware8.0.0.4
  • ibm security access manager for web 8.0 firmware8.0.0.5
  • ibm security access manager for web 8.0 firmware8.0.1.0

Same product

ibm: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2014-4823The administration console in IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.x before 7.0.0-ISS-WGA-IF0009 and 8.x before 8.0.0-ISS-WGA-FP0005, and S
    41Plan
  • CVE-2016-5919IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0.0, 8.0.0, and 9.0.0 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2016-3043IBM Security Access Manager for Web could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable
    23Monitor
  • CVE-2016-3020IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0.0, 8.0.0, and 9.0.0 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by imprope
    22Monitor

Remediation

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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-200 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

json
{  "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"],  "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }}

Fixed

json
{  "permissions": ["activeTab"],  "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]}

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

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