IBM Verify Access OIDC Provider DoS via Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CVE-2022-43740 Published on October 14, 2023

IBM Security Verify Access denial of service
IBM Security Verify Access OIDC Provider could allow a remote user to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption. IBM X-Force ID: 238921.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2022-43740 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability?

The software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.

CVE-2022-43740 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.


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Affected Versions

IBM Security Verify Access Version OIDC Provider is affected by CVE-2022-43740

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.13%
Percentile
32.70%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.