SB2022082327 - IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX update for Google Gson
Published: August 23, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022082327
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25647)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data passed to writeReplace() method. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-sterling-connectdirect-for-unix-is-vulnerable-to-denial-of-service-due-to-google-gson-cve-2022-25647/"
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-sterling-connectdirect-for-unix-is-vulnerable-to-denial-of-service-due-to-google-gson-cve-2022-25647/</a></p><p>
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6614677</p><p><br></p>