CVE-2023-27540 (GCVE-0-2023-27540)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-10 00:22 – Updated: 2024-10-25 19:52
VLAI
Title
IBM Watson CP4D Data Stores denial of service
Summary
IBM Watson CP4D Data Stores 4.6.0 does not properly allocate resources without limits or throttling which could allow a remote attacker with information specific to the system to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 248924.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Assigner
ibm
References
Impacted products
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