Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-40705

DoS in Ibm Infosphere Information Server 11.7 … 11.7.0.2

Published
15 August 2024
Modified
15 August 2024
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 6.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0062 46th percentile
Risk Priority 35 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

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

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.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

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Affected Assets

ibm
infosphere information server
11.7, 11.7.0.1, 11.7.0.2

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 6 hardening rules · 3 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)

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.

addresses: CWE-405

Reduces impact of amplification attacks that overwhelm the primary site by allowing operations to shift to an equivalent alternate site.

addresses: CWE-405

Alternate services reduce the impact of amplification attacks that exhaust primary telecommunications resources.

addresses: CWE-405

Amplification attacks that exhaust the primary path are mitigated by the existence of an independent alternate path for command traffic.

addresses: CWE-405

Employs controls that mitigate amplification attacks causing asymmetric resource use.

addresses: CWE-405

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.

PR.IR-03 mostly match
prevents

Resilience mechanisms such as rate limiting and load balancing directly constrain asymmetric resource use.

PR.IR-04 mostly match
prevents

Capacity planning and monitoring maintain availability headroom against amplification attacks.

DE.CM-01 partial match
prevents

Network monitoring detects amplification traffic patterns but does not itself limit asymmetric consumption.

DE.CM-09 partial match
prevents

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.

none

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.

References