SB2023112123 - Improper control of interaction frequency in IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms
Published: November 21, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023112123
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) Improper control of interaction frequency (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38741)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper enforcement of the timeout on individual read operations. A remote attacker can conduct a slowloris-type attacks and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.