Multiple vulnerabilities in InfoSphere Information Server



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
CVE-ID CVE-2022-1259
CVE-2022-4492
CVE-2023-1108
CWE-ID CWE-400
CWE-295
CWE-835
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 IBM InfoSphere Information Server for Cloud
Server applications / Other server solutions

IBM InfoSphere Information Server
Server applications / Database software

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU67947

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-2022-1259

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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).

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM InfoSphere Information Server for Cloud: before 11.7.1.4 Service pack 1

IBM InfoSphere Information Server: before 11.7.1.4 Service pack 1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7007051


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) Improper Certificate Validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU74182

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4492

CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM InfoSphere Information Server for Cloud: before 11.7.1.4 Service pack 1

IBM InfoSphere Information Server: before 11.7.1.4 Service pack 1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7007051


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.

3) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU73219

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-2023-1108

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM InfoSphere Information Server for Cloud: before 11.7.1.4 Service pack 1

IBM InfoSphere Information Server: before 11.7.1.4 Service pack 1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7007051


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.



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