Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM QRadar Incident Forensics
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-27807 CVE-2021-27906 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-835 CWE-400 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
IBM QRadar Incident Forensics Other software / Other software solutions |
| Vendor | IBM Corporation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Infinite loop
EUVDB-ID: #VU51606
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27807
CWE-ID:
CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM QRadar Incident Forensics: before 7.3.3.9
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-apache-pdfbox-as-used-by-ibm-qradar-incident-forensics-is-vulnerable-to-denial-of-service-cve-2021-27807-cve-2021-27906/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6474845
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU51605
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27906
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM QRadar Incident Forensics: before 7.3.3.9
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-apache-pdfbox-as-used-by-ibm-qradar-incident-forensics-is-vulnerable-to-denial-of-service-cve-2021-27807-cve-2021-27906/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6474845
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
