Memory leak in IBM Maximo Application Suite - Monitor Component

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU78289

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25399

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the Py_FindObjects() function. A local user can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Maximo Application Suite: before

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_maximo_application_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7121174

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.