CVE-2023-38264
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.008 · 58 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition's Object Request Broker (ORB) 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.5.21 and 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.8.21 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack in some circumstances due to improper enforcement of the JEP 290 MaxRef and MaxDepth deserialization filters. IBM X-Force ID: 260578.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.9–7.5
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (30)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- IBM App Connect Enterprise Professionalall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise:professional
- IBM Rational Business Developer 9.6all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:rational_business_developer:9.6
- IBM Rational Business Developer 9.7all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:rational_business_developer:9.7
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-1310IBM Java SDK: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2024-06-06csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in IBM Java SDK ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-38264cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-38264/cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/260578cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7150727cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/260578enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7150727enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/260578Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7150727Vendor Advisorynvd
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