CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-38741

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.80%

52th percentile - higher than 52% of all known CVEs

Summary

IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms versions 8.1, 8.2, and 9.1 is vulnerable to a denial of service due to improper enforcement of the timeout on individual read operations. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by conducting slowloris-type attacks.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could lead to service availability disruptions, negatively impacting organizational operations and customer trust.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of IBM TXSeries to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unusual traffic patterns.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms 8.1, 8.2, and 9.1 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper enforcement of the timeout on individual read operations. By conducting a slowloris-type attacks, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 262905.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS