CVE-2023-45165 IBM AIX denial of service
A local non-privileged user can cause a denial of service in the AIX SMB client, requiring OS patches.
- 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-2023-45165?
CVE-2023-45165 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 22 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM AIX 7.2 and 7.3 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the AIX SMB client to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 267963.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45165?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Aix.
How do I fix CVE-2023-45165?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45165 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-2023-45165 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45165 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vmx6-pj65-cf7r.