SB2022090818 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM QRadar Incident Forensics

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27807)

The 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.

2) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27906)

The 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.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://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/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/</a><br>
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6474845<br><br></p>