Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Event Streams
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-25927 CVE-2022-25881 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-185 CWE-407 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Event Streams Client/Desktop applications / Other client software |
| Vendor | IBM Corporation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Incorrect Regular Expression
EUVDB-ID: #VU73969
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25927
CWE-ID:
CWE-185 - Incorrect Regular Expression
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation passed via the trim() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform regular expression denial of service (ReDos) attack.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsEvent Streams: 10.0.0 - 11.1.4
External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6980735
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) Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
EUVDB-ID: #VU72750
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-2022-25881
CWE-ID:
CWE-407 - Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to regular expression denial of service that occurs when the server reads the cache policy from the request using this library. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send malicious request header values to the server and perform a denial of service attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsEvent Streams: 10.0.0 - 11.1.4
External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6980735
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.
