SB2023113033 - IBM Maximo Application Suite - Monitor Component update for Apache Commons Compress 



SB2023113033 - IBM Maximo Application Suite - Monitor Component update for Apache Commons Compress

Published: November 30, 2023 Updated: December 22, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023113033
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42503)

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 when parsing .tar archives. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted archive to the application and consume excessive CPU usage.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.