Buffer overflow in IBM 4769 Developers Toolkit
CVE-2024-49823
IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture 7.0.0 through 7.5.51 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service in the Hardware Security Module (HSM) using a specially crafted sequence of valid requests.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- IBM 4769 Developers Toolkit — versions 7.0.0
- IBM Aix
- IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture — versions 7.0.0
- IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture
- IBM I
- Linux Kernel
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7185282 (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-49823?
- CVE-2024-49823 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM 4769 Developers Toolkit, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-03-11.
- How severe is CVE-2024-49823?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.