CVE-2014-3042

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-06-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

IBM CICS Transaction Server 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, and 5.1 on z/OS does not properly implement CEMT transactions, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (storage overlay) by using a 3270 emulator to send an invalid 3270 data stream.

Affected products

IBM Cics Transaction Server: 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 5.1

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/59242
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI16710
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI16726
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI16727
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21675195
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67944
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93338
http://secunia.com/advisories/59242
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI16710
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI16726
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI16727
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21675195

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