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CVE-2019-4338: IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence 4.0 (SonarG) does not properly restrict the size or amount of r...

IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence 4.0 (SonarG) does not properly restrict the size or amount of resources that are requested or influenced by an actor. This weakness can be used to consume more resources than intended. IBM X-Force ID: 161417.

HighCVSS 7.5Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence 4.0 can be forced to consume more resources than intended, causing a denial-of-service condition. The public data describes availability impact only, not data theft or modification.

Executive priority

Treat as a high-priority availability risk if the product is deployed and network reachable. It is not described as a data breach issue, but service disruption could affect security monitoring operations.

Technical view

CVE-2019-4338 affects IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence 4.0, also referenced as SonarG. The CVSS 3.0 vector indicates network attack surface, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, and high availability impact, with no confidentiality or integrity impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most relevant where IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence 4.0 is reachable over a network, especially from untrusted or broad internal networks.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or public active exploitation. IBM X-Force tracks the issue as ID 161417. Exploit maturity in the provided CVSS data is unproven.

Researcher notes

The weakness is resource-consumption denial of service. The provided record does not include CWE mapping, detailed root cause, payload mechanics, or named fixed versions. Avoid assuming affected versions beyond 4.0 without IBM confirmation.

Mitigation direction

  • Identify any IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence 4.0 deployments.
  • Review IBM advisory 10960858 for official remediation or upgrade guidance.
  • Restrict network access to trusted administrative and application paths.
  • Monitor affected systems for abnormal resource consumption or service degradation.
  • Prioritize vendor-supported updates over compensating controls where available.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm installed product and version against IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence 4.0.
  • Check whether the instance is reachable from untrusted networks.
  • Verify current patch or upgrade status against IBM advisory 10960858.
  • Review logs and monitoring for resource exhaustion symptoms.
  • Document any compensating access controls around the service.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
4

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
7.5 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:H/I:N/PR:N/UI:N/AV:N/C:N/AC:L/S:U/RL:O/RC:C/E:U

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
3Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
7.5CVSS 3.0HighCVSS:3.0/A:H/I:N/PR:N/UI:N/AV:N/C:N/AC:L/S:U/RL:O/RC:C/E:U3.93.6Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

7.5High
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2019-4338Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:H/I:N/PR:N/UI:N/AV:N/C:N/AC:L/S:U/RL:O/RC:C/E:U

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
IBMSecurity Guardium Big Data Intelligence4.0Listed
Weakness

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