IBMD8341A3AF13DFAA86A4F6CBDDFF14BE505BCE68F4930D4872757C16347069012Security Bulletin: IBM Event Streams is vulnerable to a denial of service attack (CVE-2024-28176).
Summary
IBM Event Streams is vulnerable to a denial of service due to the jose module component, caused by a flaw during JWE Decryption operations. Jose module is a javaScript implementation of the JSON Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE) for current web browsers and node. js-based servers.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2024-28176
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js jose module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw during JWE Decryption operations. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume unreasonable amount of CPU time or memory, and results in a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/285538 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| IBM Event Streams | 11.3.0-11.3.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading
Upgrade to IBM Event Streams 11.3.2 by following the upgrading and migrating documentation.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm event streams | ge | 11.3.0 | |
| ibm event streams | le | 11.3.1 |
Related
6.6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
12.7%