SB2024121844 - IBM watsonx Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data update for Node.js Elliptic

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42461)

CWE-ID: CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when handling BER-encoded ECDSA signatures. A remote attacker can bypass signature-based security checks.

2) Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42460)

CWE-ID: CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when handling ECDSA signatures. A remote attacker can bypass signature-based security checks.

3) Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42459)

CWE-ID: CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when handling EDDSA signatures. A remote attacker can bypass signature-based security checks.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7179284