Resource exhaustion in IBM Security Guardium



Published: 2023-11-09
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-34149
CWE-ID CWE-400
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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IBM Security Guardium
Client/Desktop applications / Antivirus software/Personal firewalls

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU77228

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34149

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 when processing lists via the getProperty() method. 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 Security Guardium: 11.3 - 11.5

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7069237


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.



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