What is CVE-2024-40705?

CVE-2024-40705 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Infosphere Information Server, classified under Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-08-15.

How severe is CVE-2024-40705?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Infosphere Information Server

CVE-2024-40705

IBM InfoSphere Information Server could allow an authenticated user to consume file space resources due to unrestricted file uploads. IBM X-Force ID: 298279.

EPSS: 0.006 (45.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Infosphere Information Server — versions 11.7
Ibm Infosphere_information_server — versions 11.7, 11.7.0.1, 11.7.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-405 — Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40705?: CVE-2024-40705 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Infosphere Information Server, classified under Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-08-15.
How severe is CVE-2024-40705?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.