CVE-2023-38264

The IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition's Object Request Broker (ORB) 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.5.21 and 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.8.21 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack in some circumstances due to improper enforcement of the JEP 290 MaxRef and MaxDepth deserialization filters. IBM X-Force ID: 260578.

CVSS v3 5.9 MEDIUM

5.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/260578	Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7150727	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/260578	Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7150727	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java_software_development_kit:::::java_technology:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java_software_development_kit:::::java_technology:::*

History

14 Aug 2025, 19:34

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Ibm java Software Development Kit Ibm
References	~~() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/260578 -~~	() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/260578 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7150727 -~~	() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7150727 - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java_software_development_kit:::::java_technology:::*

21 Nov 2024, 08:13

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/260578 -~~	() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/260578 -
References	~~() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7150727 -~~	() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7150727 -

14 May 2024, 16:13

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-05-14 13:21

Updated : 2025-08-14 19:34

NVD link : CVE-2023-38264

Mitre link : CVE-2023-38264

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-38264

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

java_software_development_kit

CWE

CWE-502

Deserialization of Untrusted Data

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