SB2023110304 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM License Metric Tool



SB2023110304 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM License Metric Tool

Published: November 3, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023110304
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 9
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 56% Low 44%
  • Low
  • Medium
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 9 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-30987)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38719)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack during database deactivation on DPF.


3) SQL injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40372)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.


4) SQL injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38740)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.


5) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40373)

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack with a specially crafted query containing common table expressions.


6) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40374)

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote user can send a specially crafted query statement, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


7) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38720)

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote user can send a specially crafted ALTER TABLE statement, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


8) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-30991)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted query to the application, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


9) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38728)

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote user can send a specially crafted XML query statement, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.