CVE-2023-47717

Privileged appliance service interruption

Published May 16, 2024 · Updated Dec 6, 2024

Denial of service in IBM Security Guardium 12.0 allows local privileged users to interrupt the appliance through unauthorized actions. IBM has not published the affected component, the specific actions involved, or how those actions consume resources without limits. Exploitation requires high privileges on the appliance and affects availability only; no confidentiality or integrity impact is reported.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in IBM Security Guardium 12.0 allows local privileged users to interrupt the appliance through unauthorized actions. IBM has not published the affected component, the specific actions involved, or how those actions consume resources without limits. Exploitation requires high privileges on the appliance and affects availability only; no confidentiality or integrity impact is reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-47717
Published
May 16, 2024
Updated
Dec 6, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Security Guardium
Classifications
CWE-770, T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=12.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Security Guardiumversion=12.0

Published CVSS scores

4.4IBM CNACVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.4IBM Security BulletinCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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