CVE-2023-38741: IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms denial of service

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-08-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-400

Description

IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms 8.1, 8.2, and 9.1 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper enforcement of the timeout on individual read operations. By conducting a slowloris-type attacks, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 262905.

Affected products

IBM Txseries For Multiplatform: 8.1, 9.1, 8.2

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262905
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7025476
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262905
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7025476

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