SB2024083006 - Buffer overflow in IBM Watson Discovery for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
Published: August 30, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024083006
Severity
Medium
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) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3618)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to buffer overflow in the Fax3Encode() function in libtiff/tif_fax3.c. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.