IBM Concert Software up to 1.0.5 Archive File data amplification

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Concert Software up to 1.0.5 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Archive File Handler. The manipulation results in data amplification. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-55909. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM Concert Software up to 1.0.5. Affected is an unknown code of the component Archive File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a data amplification vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-409. The product does not handle or incorrectly handles a compressed input with a very high compression ratio that produces a large output. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-55909 since 12/12/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Class: Data amplification
CWE: CWE-409 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/12/2024 🔍
05/02/2025 +140 days 🔍
05/02/2025 +0 days 🔍
07/17/2025 +75 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-55909 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-55909
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-307164

Entryinfo

Created: 05/02/2025 06:50
Updated: 07/17/2025 01:24
Changes: 05/02/2025 06:50 (63), 07/17/2025 01:24 (1)
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