Resource exhaustion in IBM AIX



Published: 2024-01-11
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-45172
CWE-ID CWE-400
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		IBM AIX
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

IBM VIOS
Server applications / Application servers

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU85289

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-2023-45172

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

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

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM AIX: before 7.3.1 SP03

IBM VIOS: before 3.1.4.30

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7099314


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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