SB2023102414 - Resource exhaustion in IBM Tivoli Netcool System Service Monitors/Application Service Monitors



SB2023102414 - Resource exhaustion in IBM Tivoli Netcool System Service Monitors/Application Service Monitors

Published: October 24, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023102414
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0464)

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 when verifying X.509 certificate chains that include policy constraints. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted certificate to trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.