IBM Concert Software 1.0.0-1.0.5 Archive Expansion DoS
CVE-2024-55909 Published on May 2, 2025
IBM Concert Software denial of service
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-55909 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. 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.
Weakness Type
What is a Data Amplification Vulnerability?
The software does not handle or incorrectly handles a compressed input with a very high compression ratio that produces a large output. An example of data amplification is a "decompression bomb," a small ZIP file that can produce a large amount of data when it is decompressed.
CVE-2024-55909 has been classified to as a Data Amplification vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-55909
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Affected Versions
IBM Concert Software:- Version 1.0.0, <= 1.0.5 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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