// For flags

CVE-2023-38264

IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition denial of service

Severity Score

5.9
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

El SDK de IBM, Object Request Broker (ORB) de Java Technology Edition 7.1.0.0 a 7.1.5.21 y 8.0.0.0 a 8.0.8.21 es vulnerable a un ataque de denegación de servicio en algunas circunstancias debido a la aplicación inadecuada de JEP 290 MaxRef y MaxDepth. filtros de deserialización. ID de IBM X-Force: 260578.

The IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition's Object Request Broker (ORB) is vulnerable to a denial of service attack in some circumstances due to improper enforcement of the JEP 290 MaxRef and MaxDepth deserialization filters.

This update for java-1_8_0-ibm fixes the following issues. Fixed Object Request Broker denial of service. Fixed C2 compilation fails with "Exceeded _node_regs array". Fixed integer overflow in C1 compiler address generation. Fixed Pack200 excessive memory allocation. Fixed Long Exception message leading to crash. Fixed HTTP/2 client improper reverse DNS lookup.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-07-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-05-10 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2025-06-19 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
  • CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
IBM
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 >= 7.1.0.0 <= 7.1.5.21
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Affected
IBM
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 SDK, Java Technology Edition
Search vendor "IBM" for product "SDK, Java Technology Edition"
 >= 8.0.0.0 <= 8.0.8.21
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Affected