Out-of-bounds read in IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU19611

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9074

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in bfd_getl32() function in libbfd.c within the libbfd library, distributed in GNU Binutils. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Excel file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak: before

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:robotic_process_automation_for_cloud_pak:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7105220

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.