# CVE-2024-27267: IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition denial of service

- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2024-08-14 · Updated: 2025-09-29

## Affected

- IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition: from 7.1.0.0, through 7.1.5.18; from 8.0.0.0, through 8.0.8.26

## Description

The Object Request Broker (ORB) in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.5.18 and 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.8.26 is vulnerable to remote denial of service, caused by a race condition in the management of ORB listener threads.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7165421

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