Resource exhaustion in IBM UrbanCode Deploy (UCD)

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU85330

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42012

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability occurs when IBM UrbanCode Deploy Agent installed as a Windows service in a non-standard location. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

UCD - IBM UrbanCode Deploy: 7.2.0.0 - 7.3.2.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ucd_-_ibm_urbancode_deploy:7.2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ucd_-_ibm_urbancode_deploy:7.2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ucd_-_ibm_urbancode_deploy:7.2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ucd_-_ibm_urbancode_deploy:7.2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ucd_-_ibm_urbancode_deploy:7.3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ucd_-_ibm_urbancode_deploy:7.3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ucd_-_ibm_urbancode_deploy:7.3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7096548

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.