Resource exhaustion in Ibm Websphere Application Server Liberty
CVE-2024-27268
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 18.0.0.2 through 24.0.0.4 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memor…
EPSS: 0.002 (40.8th 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 Websphere Application Server Liberty — versions 18.0.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7145809 (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/284574 (vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/421644
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-27268?
- CVE-2024-27268 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server Liberty, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-04-04.
- How severe is CVE-2024-27268?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-27268 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.