Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact

Published: 2022-12-28

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-41041 CVE-2022-3676
CWE-ID	CWE-388 CWE-843
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact Server applications / Other server solutions
Vendor	IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Error Handling

EUVDB-ID: #VU67029

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41041

CWE-ID: CWE-388 - Error Handling

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to Java versions 8 and 11 fail to throw the exception captured during bytecode verification when verification is triggered by a MethodHandle invocation. A remote attacker can invoke unverified methods using MethodHandles and bypass implemented security restrictions.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact: 7.1.0 - 7.1.0.27

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6847341

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.

2) Type Confusion

EUVDB-ID: #VU68844

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3676

CWE-ID: CWE-843 - Type confusion