What is CVE-2024-55909?

CVE-2024-55909 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Concert, classified under Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-05-02.

How severe is CVE-2024-55909?

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

Vulnerability in Ibm Concert

CVE-2024-55909

IBM Concert Software 1.0.0 through 1.0.5 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service due to the expansion of archive files without controlling resource consumption.

EPSS: 0.003 (23.4th 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 Concert
Ibm Concert Software — versions 1.0.0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-409 — Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-55909?: CVE-2024-55909 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Concert, classified under Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-55909?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.