SB2022102807 - Denial of service in Liberty for Java for IBM Cloud
Published: October 28, 2022 Updated: March 26, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022102807
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24839)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Centralized Third Party Jars (NekoHTML) component in Oracle WebLogic Server. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-liberty-for-java-for-ibm-cloud-is-vulnerable-to-a-denial-of-service-due-to-neko-html-cve-2022-24839/"
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-liberty-for-java-for-ibm-cloud-is-vulnerable-to-a-denial-of-service-due-to-neko-html-cve-2022-24839/</a><br>
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6832378<br><br></p>