What is CVE-2023-27540?

CVE-2023-27540 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cloud_pak_for_data, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-07-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-27540?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Ibm Cloud_pak_for_data

CVE-2023-27540

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.

EPSS: 0.010 (57.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Cloud_pak_for_data — versions 4.6.0
Ibm Watson Cp4d Data Stores — versions 4.6.0
Ibm Watson_cp4d_data_stores
Redhat Openshift

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27540?: CVE-2023-27540 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cloud_pak_for_data, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-27540?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.