#VU101053 Race condition in IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data - CVE-2024-49353

Vulnerability identifier: #VU101053

Vulnerability 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-2024-49353

CWE-ID: CWE-362

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor: IBM Corporation

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data does not properly check inputs to resources that are used concurrently. A local user can exploit the race and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data: before 5.0.3

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External links
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7177065

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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.