SB2024082613 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Observability with Instana

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SB2024082613 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Observability with Instana

Published: August 26, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024082613
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 33% Medium 67%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Off-by-one (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-47038)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an off-by-one error when processing regular expressions. A remote attacker can trigger an off-by-one error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


2) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20916)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences passed via URL to the install command within the _download_http_url() function in _internal/download.py. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request with the Content-Disposition header that contains directory traversal characters in the filename and overwrite the /root/.ssh/authorized_keys file.


3) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3572)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to manipulate data.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Policy (python-pip) component in Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Policy. A remote authenticated user can exploit this vulnerability to manipulate data.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References