Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Guardium
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-46728 CVE-2023-49285 CVE-2023-49286 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-476 CWE-125 CWE-252 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
IBM Security Guardium Client/Desktop applications / Antivirus software/Personal firewalls |
| Vendor | IBM Corporation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) NULL pointer dereference
EUVDB-ID: #VU83379
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46728
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in Gopher gateway. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Security Guardium: before 10.0 p545
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7161795
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.
2) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU83629
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-49285
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when handling HTTP messages. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the server, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the proxy server.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Security Guardium: before 10.0 p545
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7161795
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.
3) Unchecked Return Value
EUVDB-ID: #VU83628
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-49286
CWE-ID:
CWE-252 - Unchecked Return Value
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect check of function return value in Helper process management. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the proxy server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Security Guardium: before 10.0 p545
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7161795
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.
