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CVE-2023-45167 (GCVE-0-2023-45167)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-10 03:52 – Updated: 2024-09-03 17:42
VLAI
Title
IBM AIX denial of service
Summary
IBM AIX's 7.3 Python implementation could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 267965.
Severity
6.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-03 17:41 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
IBM AIX Affected: 7.3
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