Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSummary
CVE-2024-40705 is a medium-severity Amplification (CWE-405) vulnerability in Ibm Infosphere Information Server. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 46th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-38575
Vulnerability Data
IBM InfoSphere Information Server could allow an authenticated user to consume file space resources due to unrestricted file uploads. IBM X-Force ID: 298279.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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- 6 hardening rules · 3 OS baselines
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Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Reduces impact of amplification attacks that overwhelm the primary site by allowing operations to shift to an equivalent alternate site.
Alternate services reduce the impact of amplification attacks that exhaust primary telecommunications resources.
Amplification attacks that exhaust the primary path are mitigated by the existence of an independent alternate path for command traffic.
Employs controls that mitigate amplification attacks causing asymmetric resource use.
Limits amplification effects by controlling how resources are allocated under high-volume or recursive load.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Resilience mechanisms such as rate limiting and load balancing directly constrain asymmetric resource use.
Capacity planning and monitoring maintain availability headroom against amplification attacks.
Network monitoring detects amplification traffic patterns but does not itself limit asymmetric consumption.
Runtime resource monitoring can surface excessive consumption yet does not enforce authorization or work proofs.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Stress-testing and demand-reduction tactics (e.g., bandwidth throttling) blunt amplification vectors that would otherwise let an attacker multiply resource consumption through a single request.