CVE-2024-38316 | IBM Aspera Shares Denial of Service

IBM Aspera Shares 1.9.0 through 1.10.0 PL6 does not properly rate limit the frequency that an authenticated user can send emails, which could result in email flooding or a denial of service.

Published: 2025-02-05 Last update: 2025-03-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-38316 is rated Low Risk (26.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.10%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-38316

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-17 0.04% 0.10% +0.05%
2 2026-03-16 0.16% 0.04% -0.12%
3 2025-12-02 0.16%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-38316

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-38316

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-38316

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm aspera_shares >= 1.9.0, < 1.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_shares:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aspera_shares 1.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_shares:1.10.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aspera_shares 1.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_shares:1.10.0:patch_level1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aspera_shares 1.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_shares:1.10.0:patch_level2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aspera_shares 1.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_shares:1.10.0:patch_level3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aspera_shares 1.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_shares:1.10.0:patch_level4:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aspera_shares 1.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_shares:1.10.0:patch_level5:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aspera_shares 1.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_shares:1.10.0:patch_level6:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-38316

cvelogic Threat Intelligence