Integer overflow in IBM Event Streams



Published: 2023-04-04
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-25155
CWE-ID CWE-190
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		Event Streams
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU72649

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25155

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the "SRANDMEMBER", "ZRANDMEMBER" and "HRANDFIELD" commands. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Event Streams: 10.0.0 - 11.1.4

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6980747


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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