Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM CICS Transaction Gateway
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-40149 CVE-2022-40150 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-787 CWE-400 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
CICS Transaction Gateway Server applications / Other server solutions |
| Vendor | IBM Corporation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds write
EUVDB-ID: #VU69673
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-2022-40149
CWE-ID:
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
Exploit availability: No
Description The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted XML or JSON data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds write and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsCICS Transaction Gateway: All versions
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6846199
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: #VU69674
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-2022-40150
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 untrusted XML or JSON data. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsCICS Transaction Gateway: All versions
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6846199
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.
