CVE-2024-39750
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM Analytics Content Hub 2.0 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow due to improper return length checking. A remote authenticated attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the server to crash.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceBuffer overflow vulnerability in IBM Analytics Content Hub 2.0 stemming from improper return length checking, allowing authenticated remote attackers to overflow a buffer and achieve arbitrary code execution or cause denial of service.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 2.0, < 2.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm IBM Analytics Content Hub is installedCheck for IBM Analytics Content Hub installation via package manager, installed applications list, or look for its default installation directories (such as /opt/IBM/ContentHub or the product's service process).Affected if The product IBM Analytics Content Hub is found installed on the system
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Determine the installed versionRun the version command or check the version file in the installation directory, typically found via the product's admin console 'About' section or version configuration file.Affected if The installed version is 2.0, 2.1, or 2.2 (any version >= 2.0 but < 2.3)
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Verify network accessibility of the serviceCheck if the IBM Analytics Content Hub web interface or API ports are exposed to the network using netstat, nmap, or by reviewing firewall rules.Affected if The Content Hub service is listening on accessible network interfaces (not bound to localhost only)
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Confirm authentication is enabledReview the authentication configuration in the admin console or configuration files to verify that user accounts and remote authentication are enabled.Affected if Remote authentication is enabled and user accounts are configured, allowing potential authenticated remote access
The environment is affected if IBM Analytics Content Hub versions 2.0 through 2.2 are installed and the service is network-accessible with authentication enabled.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped2.3
Apply vendor-provided patches or updates for IBM Analytics Content Hub 2.0 once available; restrict network access to the affected system and enforce least-privilege user accounts until the patch is applied.
2.3 or later
- Back up the current IBM Analytics Content Hub installation, configuration files, and databases
- Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade process
- Follow IBM's official upgrade documentation to upgrade Analytics Content Hub to version 2.3 or later
- After the upgrade completes, verify that all services start successfully
- Test critical functionality to ensure the upgrade was successful and the vulnerability is resolved
- Consult IBM's release notes for version 2.3 to review any changes or known issues
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-39750 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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