Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in IBM CICS TX on Cloud



| Updated: 2023-07-12
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-4720
CWE-ID CWE-770
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 IBM CICS TX on Cloud
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

EUVDB-ID: #VU77313

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [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/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-4720

CWE-ID: CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can send a specially-crafted request, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM CICS TX on Cloud: before 10.1.0.0 SpecialFIX 032020

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6201681


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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