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CVE-2023-38264

IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition denial of service

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 10, 2024 at 05:21 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:09 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorJava Software Development KitJava SDK

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition's Object Request Broker (ORB) 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.5.21 and 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.8.21 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack in some circumstances due to improper enforcement of the JEP 290 MaxRef and MaxDepth deserialization filters. IBM X-Force ID: 260578.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Java Software Development Kit· IBM
95%
7.1.0.0 ≤ v < 7.1.5.228.0.0.0 ≤ v < 8.0.8.25
Affected range stops below 7.1.5.22, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.0.8.25, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Java SDK· IBM
60%
7.1.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.1.5.218.0.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.0.8.217.1.0.08.0.0.0

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

VDB EntryVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/260578
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7150727

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-502

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