Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Data Grid
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-36518 CVE-2021-38153 CVE-2022-0084 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-787 CWE-208 CWE-770 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
JBoss Data Grid Client/Desktop applications / Other client software |
| Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds write
EUVDB-ID: #VU61799
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36518
CWE-ID:
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds write and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
JBoss Data Grid: 8.3.0
External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:2232
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) Information Exposure Through Timing Discrepancy
EUVDB-ID: #VU56790
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38153
CWE-ID:
CWE-208 - Information Exposure Through Timing Discrepancy
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
the vulnerability exists due to some components in Apache Kafka use "Arrays.equals" to validate a password or key, which is vulnerable to timing attacks. A local user can abuse the "Arrays.equals" to brute force access credentials and escalate privileges on the system.
Install updates from vendor's website.
JBoss Data Grid: 8.3.0
External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:2232
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
EUVDB-ID: #VU63159
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0084
CWE-ID:
CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to notifyReadClosed method from main/java/org/xnio/StreamConnection.java logs data into debug log instead of stderr. As a result, an attacker can trigger the application to log enormous amount of data and consume all available space.
Install updates from vendor's website.
JBoss Data Grid: 8.3.0
External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:2232
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.
