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Safer PaymentsApplication · Ibm

CVE-2024-45662

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-01-18
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.4.2.08 / 6.5.0.06 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
IBM Safer Payments 6.4.0.00 through 6.4.2.07, 6.5.0.00 through 6.5.0.05, and 6.6.0.00 through 6.6.0.03 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper allocation of resources.

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 confidence

IBM Safer Payments versions 6.4.0.00-6.4.2.07, 6.5.0.00-6.5.0.05, and 6.6.0.00-6.6.0.03 contain a denial of service vulnerability where improper resource allocation allows a remote attacker to exhaust server resources, causing the system to become unavailable.

MitigationApply the appropriate IBM patch or upgrade to a fixed version of Safer Payments. Review resource limits and implement monitoring for unusual resource consumption patterns as a defensive measure until the patch can be deployed.

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
Safer PaymentsApplication
Affected:>= 6.4.0.00, < 6.4.2.08>= 6.5.0.00, < 6.5.0.06>= 6.6.0.00, < 6.6.0.03

CVSS 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
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the installed IBM Safer Payments version
    Run the command to display the product version, typically via the system console or by checking the installed packages. On Linux systems, this may be found in /opt/ibm/sp/etc/version or via 'spversion' CLI tool if available. Consult IBM documentation for your deployment method.
    Affected if The installed version falls within 6.4.0.00-6.4.2.07, 6.5.0.00-6.5.0.05, or 6.6.0.00-6.6.0.03.
  2. Compare version against fixed releases
    Check if the version is lower than 6.4.2.08, 6.5.0.06, or 6.6.0.03. Any version below these thresholds in each respective major.minor branch is affected.
    Affected if The installed version is less than the first fixed version in its release line (6.4.2.08, 6.5.0.06, or 6.6.0.03).
  3. Determine network exposure of the Safer Payments interface
    Review firewall rules and network configuration to identify whether the Safer Payments management or transaction ports are accessible from untrusted networks. Check which interfaces the service binds to (typically ports 8443, 8444, or custom ports configured during installation).
    Affected if The Safer Payments service is reachable from external or untrusted networks without proper network segmentation.
  4. Monitor for resource exhaustion symptoms
    Use system monitoring tools (top, htop, vmstat) or IBM monitoring utilities to observe CPU, memory, and network connection counts on the Safer Payments host. Check for abnormally high connection counts or memory usage that persists.
    Affected if The system shows signs of resource exhaustion such as excessive concurrent connections, high memory usage, or service unavailability that correlates with external requests.

You are affected if your installed Safer Payments version is 6.4.0.00-6.4.2.07, 6.5.0.00-6.5.0.05, or 6.6.0.00-6.6.0.03 and the service is network-accessible to remote attackers.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.4.2.08 / 6.5.0.06 / 6.6.0.03 or later
Fixed in 6.4.2.086.5.0.066.6.0.03
Interim mitigation

Apply the appropriate IBM patch or upgrade to a fixed version of Safer Payments. Review resource limits and implement monitoring for unusual resource consumption patterns as a defensive measure until the patch can be deployed.

Recommended fix High confidence

Upgrade to 6.4.2.08, 6.5.0.06, or 6.6.0.03 depending on your current major version branch

  1. Identify the currently installed IBM Safer Payments version using the system administration interface or command line tools
  2. Review the IBM Safer Payments upgrade documentation for your current version branch
  3. Plan maintenance window as upgrade may require system restart
  4. Backup current configuration and data according to IBM backup procedures
  5. Download the appropriate fixed version: 6.4.2.08 for 6.4.x, 6.5.0.06 for 6.5.x, or 6.6.0.03 for 6.6.x
  6. Execute the upgrade following IBM's standard upgrade procedure for the specific version
  7. Verify the upgrade completed successfully and the new version is running
  8. Confirm the vulnerability is resolved by checking the version number
Caveat Standard security patch upgrade with minimal risk; always test in non-production environment first

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Safer Payments Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
20.0 hours of engineering $3,440
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