Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2023-43642 |
CWE-ID | CWE-770 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Event Streams Client/Desktop applications / Other client software |
Vendor | IBM Corporation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU82454
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-43642
CWE-ID:
CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to missing upper bound check on chunk length. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsEvent Streams: before 11.4.0
CPE2.3http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7160956
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.