Resource exhaustion in IBM Edge Application Manager



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-23413
CWE-ID CWE-400
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
 IBM Edge Application Manager
Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU55579

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23413

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Edge Application Manager: 4.3 - 4.4

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6991623


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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