SB2024052115 - Resource exhaustion in IBM DevOps Deploy / IBM UrbanCode Deploy (UCD) 



SB2024052115 - Resource exhaustion in IBM DevOps Deploy / IBM UrbanCode Deploy (UCD)

Published: May 21, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024052115
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52428)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user requests by the PasswordBasedDecrypter (PBKDF2) component. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request using a large JWE p2c header, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.