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IBM WebSphere Application Server: CVE-2023-38737: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to a denial of service (CVE-2023-38737)

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IBM WebSphere Application Server: CVE-2023-38737: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to a denial of service (CVE-2023-38737)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/17/2023
Created
08/17/2023
Added
08/17/2023
Modified
08/24/2023

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 22.0.0.13 through 23.0.0.7 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 262567.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-was-install-8-5-ph56004-liberty
  • ibm-was-upgrade-8-5-23-0-0-8-liberty

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