IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-40699. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 (Reporting Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper input validation. IBM X-Force ID: 265161.

The weakness was released 12/02/2023. The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-40699 since 08/18/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 303203 (IBM InfoSphere Information Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (November 2023)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (265161), Tenable (303203) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-45255). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 303203
Nessus Name: IBM InfoSphere Information Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (November 2023)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/18/2023 🔍
12/02/2023 +106 days 🔍
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03/23/2026 +842 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-40699 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-40699
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-246626
EUVD: 🔍
X-Force: 265161

Entryinfo

Created: 12/02/2023 04:00
Updated: 03/23/2026 05:12
Changes: 12/02/2023 04:00 (51), 06/03/2025 05:15 (16), 03/23/2026 05:12 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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