IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data update for gRPC on Node.js

1) Uncontrolled Memory Allocation

EUVDB-ID: #VU98421

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37168

CWE-ID: CWE-789 - Uncontrolled Memory Allocation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due there are two separate code paths in which memory can be allocated per message in excess of the `grpc.max_receive_message_length` channel option. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data: before 5.0.3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_watson_assistant_for_ibm_cloud_pak_for_data:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7172004

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.