SB2022103129 - Multiple vulnerabilities in openj9

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SB2022103129 - Multiple vulnerabilities in openj9

Published: October 31, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022103129
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3676)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a type confusion error and access or modify memory.


2) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-37434)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing a large gzip header within inflateGetHeader in inflate.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the affected application, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References