Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-3171 CVE-2022-3509 |
CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Server applications / Application servers |
Vendor | IBM Corporation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU69293
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3171
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input containing multiple instances of non-repeated embedded messages with repeated or unknown fields. A remote attacker can cause objects to be converted back-n-forth between mutable and immutable forms, resulting in potentially long garbage collection pauses.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty: 21.0.0.2 - 22.0.0.12
CPE2.3http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-websphere-application-server-liberty-is-vulnerable-to-a-denial-of-service-due-to-google-protobuf-java-cve-2022-3171-cve-2022-3509/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6841889
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU69670
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3509
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when parsing textformat data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty: 21.0.0.2 - 22.0.0.12
CPE2.3http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-websphere-application-server-liberty-is-vulnerable-to-a-denial-of-service-due-to-google-protobuf-java-cve-2022-3171-cve-2022-3509/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6841889
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.