Resource management error in IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU81800

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42795

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application when recycling various internal objects. A remote attacker can force Tomcat to skip some parts of the recycling process leading to information leaking from the current request/response to the next.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data : before 4.8.2

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7113861

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.