Denial of service in IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis



Published: 2022-11-04
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-23437
CWE-ID CWE-835
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Log Analysis
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU59965

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-2022-23437

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when parsing XML documents. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted XML document, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Log Analysis: 1.3.5.3 - 1.3.7.2

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-vulnerability-from-apache-xerces2-affect-ibm-operations-analytics-log-analysis-cve-2022-23437/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6836835


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.



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