7.5

CVE-2023-38741: ibm txseries_for_multiplatform Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 14-08-2023Last modified 09-10-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-38741 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in ibm txseries_for_multiplatform. EPSS estimates a 1.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.03%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-08-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 09-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.03%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

63%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.03% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.03%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

2 links