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CVE-2023-42031

IBM CICS TX denial of service

4.9 Medium

CVE-2023-42031 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Ibm Cics Tx Advanced, published October 24, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.26%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
4.9 MediumCVSS 3.1, CVE List
Exploit chance
1.26%EPSS, 70th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms, 8.1, 8.2, and 9.1, CICS TX Standard CICS TX Advanced 10.1 and 11.1 could allow a privileged user to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption. IBM X-Force ID: 266016.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.26%Up 1.2 points since Oct 25, 2023
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

CVE List Score used4.9

IBM CICS TX denial of service

IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms, 8.1, 8.2, and 9.1, CICS TX Standard CICS TX Advanced 10.1 and 11.1 could allow a privileged user to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption. IBM X-Force ID: 266016.

Record
CVE-2023-42031
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-464904.9

IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms, 8.1, 8.2, and 9.1, CICS TX Standard CICS TX Advanced 10.1 and 11.1 could allow a privileged user to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption. IBM X-Force ID: 266016.

Record
EUVD-2023-46490
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8f2j-r3g9-qhmm4.9

IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms, 8.1, 8.2, and 9.1, CICS TX Standard CICS TX Advanced 10.1 and 11...

IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms, 8.1, 8.2, and 9.1, CICS TX Standard CICS TX Advanced 10.1 and 11.1 could allow a privileged user to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption. IBM X-Force ID: 266016.

Record
GHSA-8f2j-r3g9-qhmm
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD4.9

IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms, 8.1, 8.2, and 9.1, CICS TX Standard CICS TX Advanced 10.1 and 11.1 could allow a privileged user to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption. IBM X-Force ID: 266016.

Record
CVE-2023-42031
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

References

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