SB2023050403 - Incorrect comparison in IBM InfoSphere Information Server
Published: May 4, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023050403
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Incorrect Comparison (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34141)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incomplete string comparison in the numpy.core component in NumPy. A remote attacker can pass specific string objects to the library and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.