Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Guardium
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-3635 CVE-2023-28118 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-681 CWE-776 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
IBM Security Guardium Client/Desktop applications / Antivirus software/Personal firewalls |
| Vendor | IBM Corporation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types
EUVDB-ID: #VU80783
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-2023-3635
CWE-ID:
CWE-681 - Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to GzipSource does not handle an exception that might be raised when parsing a malformed gzip buffer. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Security Guardium: 11.3 - 11.5
External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7069238
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) XML Entity Expansion
EUVDB-ID: #VU82999
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-2023-28118
CWE-ID:
CWE-776 - Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to applications that use kaml to parse untrusted input containing anchors and aliases may consume excessive memory and crash. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted XML data to the application and perform a denial of service attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Security Guardium: 11.3 - 11.5
External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7069238
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.
