Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Event Streams

Published: 2022-10-31

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-35255 CVE-2022-35256
CWE-ID	CWE-330 CWE-444
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Event Streams Client/Desktop applications / Other client software
Vendor	IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Use of insufficiently random values

EUVDB-ID: #VU67849

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-35255

CWE-ID: CWE-330 - Use of Insufficiently Random Values

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to decrypt sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of weak randomness in WebCrypto keygen within the SecretKeyGenTraits::DoKeyGen() in src/crypto/crypto_keygen.cc. A remote attacker can decrypt sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Event Streams: 10.0.0 - 11.0.4

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-vulnerabilities-in-node-js-affect-ibm-event-streams-cve-2022-35255-and-cve-2022-35256/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6832818

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) Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests

EUVDB-ID: #VU67850