SB2023071710 - Multiple vulnerabilities in InfoSphere Information Server

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SB2023071710 - Multiple vulnerabilities in InfoSphere Information Server

Published: July 17, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023071710
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1259)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of HTTP/2 requests. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Note, the vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for #VU58177 (CVE-2021-3629).


2) Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4492)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the undertow client does not check the server identity presented by the server certificate in https connections. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack.


3) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1108)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop caused by an unexpected handshake status updated in SslConduit. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References