IBM Sterling B2B Integrator update for Amazon Ion

1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

EUVDB-ID: #VU86992

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-2024-21634

CWE-ID: CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due in `ion-java` for applications that use `ion-java` to deserialize Ion text encoded data, or deserialize Ion text or binary encoded data into the `IonValue` model and then invoke certain `IonValue` methods on that in-memory representation. 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 Sterling B2B Integrator: 6.0.0.0 - 6.2.0.3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_sterling_b2b_integrator:6.0.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_sterling_b2b_integrator:6.1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_sterling_b2b_integrator:6.2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7185257

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.