SB2024011727 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Guardium 



SB2024011727 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Guardium

Published: January 17, 2024 Updated: March 18, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2024011727
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5072)

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

The vulnerability exists due to allocation of resources without limits or throttling. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50164)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in path names. A remote attacker can upload a malicious file to the server and execute it.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.