CVE-2023-27556 IBM Safer Payments denial of service

Medium 6.5 Published 28 Apr 2023 Updated 30 Jan 2025

A remote attacker can cause a denial of service in IBM Safer Payments by exploiting improper resource allocation limits.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-27556?

CVE-2023-27556 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in IBM Safer Payments, published on 28 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Counter Fraud Management for Safer Payments 6.1.0.00, 6.2.0.00, 6.3.0.00 through 6.3.1.03, 6.4.0.00 through 6.4.2.02 and 6.5.0.00 does not properly allocate resources without limits or throttling which could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 249190.

Weakness: CWE-770

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27556?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Safer Payments.

How do I fix CVE-2023-27556?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-27556 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2023-27556 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27556 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g3jr-2974-6x9v.