Denial of service in IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis

1) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU59965

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-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

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:log_analysis:1.3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:log_analysis:1.3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:log_analysis:1.3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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.