Race condition in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-41779
CWE-ID CWE-362
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU98418

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41779

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing: before 7.0.2.32

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7181469


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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