CVE-2024-55909 IBM Concert Software denial of service

Medium 6.5 Published 2 May 2025 Updated 28 Aug 2025

An authenticated user can cause a denial of service in IBM Concert Software by exploiting uncontrolled resource consumption during archive expansion.

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-2024-55909?

CVE-2024-55909 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Concert, published on 2 May 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Concert Software 1.0.0 through 1.0.5 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service due to the expansion of archive files without controlling resource consumption.

Weakness: CWE-409

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-55909?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Concert.

How do I fix CVE-2024-55909?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-55909 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-2024-55909 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-55909 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-g5c7-6mfq-qvc9.