CVE-2023-27556 (GCVE-0-2023-27556)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-28 00:56 – Updated: 2025-01-30 20:45
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
IBM Safer Payments denial of service
Summary
IBM Counter Fraud Management for Safer Payments 6.1.0.00, 6.2.0.00, 6.3.0.00 through 6.3.1.03, 6.4.0.00 through 6.4.2.02 and 6.5.0.00 does not properly allocate resources without limits or throttling which could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 249190.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-30 20:44 UTC
CWE
- CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6985601 | vendor-advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entry |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Safer Payments |
Affected:
6.1.0.00, 6.2.0.00, 6.5.0.00
Affected: 6.3.0.00 , ≤ 6.3.1.03 (semver) Affected: 6.4.0.00 , ≤ 6.4.2.02 (semver) |
guessed |
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