What is CVE-2024-31879?

CVE-2024-31879 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm I, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-05-18.

How severe is CVE-2024-31879?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-31879 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deserialization in Ibm I

CVE-2024-31879

IBM i 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code leading to a denial of service of network ports on the system, caused by the deserialization of untrusted data. IBM X-Force ID: 287539.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.006 (69.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm I — versions 7.2, 7.3, 7.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7154380 (vendor-advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/287539 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-31879?: CVE-2024-31879 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm I, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-05-18.
How severe is CVE-2024-31879?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-31879 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.