SB2023110913 - Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in IBM Watson Discovery Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
Published: November 9, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023110913
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-33953)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to hpack table accounting errors could lead to unwanted disconnects between clients and servers in exceptional cases. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.