SB2024030823 - Resource exhaustion in IBM SPSS Statistics



SB2024030823 - Resource exhaustion in IBM SPSS Statistics

Published: March 8, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024030823
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43855)

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

CVSSv4: 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


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 create multiple files that could exhaust the file handles capacity and cause a denial of service.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.