IBM App Connect Enterprise update for OpenSSL

Published: 2024-11-15

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-6119 CVE-2024-5535
CWE-ID	CWE-843 CWE-125
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	IBM App Connect Enterprise Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers
Vendor	IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Type Confusion

EUVDB-ID: #VU96744

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6119

CWE-ID: CWE-843 - Type confusion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error when performing certificate name checks. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted X.509 certificate to the server, trigger a type confusion error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM App Connect Enterprise: 12.0.0.0 - 13.0.1.0

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7175394

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) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU93424

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-5535

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read