NULL pointer dereference in Joda-Time - CVE-2024-23080
Published: May 20, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU109469
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23080
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to Joda Time contain a NullPointerException via the component org.joda.time.format.PeriodFormat::wordBased(Locale). A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Joda-Time
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
How to mitigate CVE-2024-23080
Install updates from vendor's website.
Joda-Time - update to 2.12.6
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation - addressed in versions 21.0.3-IF034, 23.0.2-IF006
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation - addressed in versions 21.0.3-IF034, 23.0.2-IF006