High severity · published May 10, 2024
CVE-2023-38264
IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition denial of service
7.5
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition's Object Request Broker (ORB) 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.5.21 and 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.8.21 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack in some circumstances due to improper enforcement of the JEP 290 MaxRef and MaxDepth deserialization filters. IBM X-Force ID: 260578.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 58% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SJ
SDK, Java Technology Edition · IBM
7.1.0.0 through 7.1.5.21; 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.8.21 · source: vendor
JS
Java Software Development Kit · Ibm
7.1.0.0 before 7.1.5.22; 8.0.0.0 before 8.0.8.25 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38264
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38264
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/260578
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7150727
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