SB2024092652 - IBM watsonx.data update for Python
Published: September 26, 2024 Updated: June 9, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Incorrect Comparison (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34141)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incomplete string comparison in the numpy.core component in NumPy. A remote attacker can pass specific string objects to the library and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32681)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to requests has been leaking Proxy-Authorization headers to destination servers when redirected to an HTTPS endpoint. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
3) Open redirect (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28370)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect victims to arbitrary URL.
The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can create a link that leads to a trusted website, however, when clicked, redirects the victim to arbitrary domain.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to perform a phishing attack and steal potentially sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.