Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU83010

Resource exhaustion in IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms - CVE-2023-42031

Published: November 13, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU83010

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42031

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

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

Affected software

IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms
IBM CICS TX Advanced
IBM CICS TX Standard

How to mitigate CVE-2023-42031

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7056429
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/266061
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7056433

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