CVE-2023-38741

IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms 8.1, 8.2, and 9.1 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper enforcement of the timeout on individual read operations. By conducting a slowloris-type attacks, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 262905.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

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/262905	VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7025476	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262905	VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7025476	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:txseries_for_multiplatform:8.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:txseries_for_multiplatform:9.1:::::::*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:txseries_for_multiplatform:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

History

21 Nov 2024, 08:14

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262905 - VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262905 - VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7025476 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7025476 - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2023-08-14 18:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 08:14

NVD link : CVE-2023-38741

Mitre link : CVE-2023-38741

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-38741

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

aix
txseries_for_multiplatform

linux

linux_kernel

microsoft

windows

hp

hp-ux

CWE

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

NVD-CWE-Other

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