SB2024090431 - Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM watsonx.data



SB2024090431 - Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM watsonx.data

Published: September 4, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024090431
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25647)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data passed to writeReplace() method. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.