IBM Log Analysis update for FasterXML jackson-dataformat-cbor



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-28491
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Log Analysis
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU60986

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: [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-2020-28491

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Log Analysis: 1.3.5.3 - 1.3.7.2

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-information-disclosure-in-fasterxml-jackson-dataformats-affect-ibm-operations-analytics-log-analysis-cve-2020-28491/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6840977


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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