Double free in IBM Events Operator

Published: 2023-09-22

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-4450
CWE-ID	CWE-415
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Events Operator Other software / Other software solutions
Vendor	IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Double Free

EUVDB-ID: #VU71996

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4450

CWE-ID:

Exploit availability:

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the PEM_read_bio_ex() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted PEM file to the application, trigger a double free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Events Operator : before 4.8.0

Fixed software versions

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:events_operator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7037167

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?