SB2024020625 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data

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SB2024020625 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data

Published: February 6, 2024 Updated: October 25, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024020625
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31419)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the _search API. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a stack buffer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31417)

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

The vulnerability exists due to software can include sensitive information into audit logs log files when using certain deprecated URIs for APIs. A local user with access to the application's log can obtain potentially sensitive information, such as passwords and tokens in clear text.

Note that audit logging is disabled by default and needs to be explicitly enabled.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References