Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM watsonx.data

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU35193

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11768

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

In Apache Hadoop 3.1.0 to 3.1.1, 3.0.0-alpha1 to 3.0.3, 2.9.0 to 2.9.1, and 2.0.0-alpha to 2.8.4, the user/group information can be corrupted across storing in fsimage and reading back from fsimage.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

watsonx.data: before 2.0.2

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7167627

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) Security restrictions bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU50000

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9492

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the way Apache Hadoop handles SPNEGO authorization headers. A remote WebHDFS client can trigger services to send server credentials to a webhdfs path for capturing the service principal.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

watsonx.data: before 2.0.2

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7167627

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.