Resource exhaustion in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU88136

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27268

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty: 18.0.0.2 - 24.0.0.3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_websphere_application_server_liberty:18.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_websphere_application_server_liberty:18.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_websphere_application_server_liberty:19.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7145809

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.