Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700

1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

EUVDB-ID: #VU72427

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 7.7 [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:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24998

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

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to Apache Commons FileUpload does not limit the number of request parts. A remote attacker can initiate a series of uploads and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 3948-VED: before 8.53.1.21 VTD_EXEC.903

Virtualization Engine TS7700 3957-VED: before 8.52.103.23 VTD_EXEC.901

Virtualization Engine TS7700 3957-VEC: before 8.52.103.23 VTD_EXEC.901

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_virtualization_engine_ts7700_3948-ved:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:ibm_corporation:virtualization_engine_ts7700_3957-ved:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:ibm_corporation:virtualization_engine_ts7700_3957-vec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7031979

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.