IBM Security Verify Access Appliance 10.0.0-10.0.7 Uninitialized Var DoS
CVE-2024-31874 Published on April 10, 2024

IBM Security Verify Access Appliance denial of service
IBM Security Verify Access Appliance 10.0.0 through 10.0.7 uses uninitialized variables when deploying that could allow a local user to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 287318.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-31874 is exploitable with local system 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 a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.

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

Weakness Type

Use of Uninitialized Variable

The code uses a variable that has not been initialized, leading to unpredictable or unintended results. In some languages such as C and C++, stack variables are not initialized by default. They generally contain junk data with the contents of stack memory before the function was invoked. An attacker can sometimes control or read these contents. In other languages or conditions, a variable that is not explicitly initialized can be given a default value that has security implications, depending on the logic of the program. The presence of an uninitialized variable can sometimes indicate a typographic error in the code.


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Affected Versions

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Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.03%
Percentile
8.82%

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.