CVE-2024-49823 IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture denial of service
An authenticated user can cause a denial of service in the Hardware Security Module by sending a specially crafted sequence of valid requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-49823?
CVE-2024-49823 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in IBM 4769 Developers Toolkit, published on 11 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture 7.0.0 through 7.5.51 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service in the Hardware Security Module (HSM) using a specially crafted sequence of valid requests.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49823?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Common Cryptographic Architecture.
How do I fix CVE-2024-49823?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49823 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-2024-49823 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49823 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM 4769 Developers Toolkit
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- CVE-2024-22340 IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture information disclosure
- CVE-2022-22423 Denial of service in CCA for MTM 4767
- CVE-2024-41760 IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture information disclosure
- CVE-2023-33855 IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture information disclosure
Sources
Also known as GHSA-298h-vfc8-fcfc.