SB2023060914 - Off-by-one in IBM CICS TX Advanced



SB2023060914 - Off-by-one in IBM CICS TX Advanced

Published: June 9, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023060914
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Off-by-one (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3821)

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

The vulnerability exists due to an off-by-one error within the format_timespan() function in time-util.c. A local user can trigger an off-by-one error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.