Heap-based buffer overflow in IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data



Published: 2023-01-21
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-18313
CWE-ID CWE-122
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
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IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data 
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU16186

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18313

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer overflow read during compilation. A remote unauthenticated attacker can supply specially crafted regular expression, trigger memory leak and gain access to arbitrary data.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data : before 4.5.1

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6610124


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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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