IBM FileNet Content Manager (FNCM) Content Search Services (CSS) update for XStream

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU100095

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-47072

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing unstrusted input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted stream to the application, trigger a stack overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires that XStream is configured to use the BinaryStreamDriver.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Enterprise Content Management Text Search: 5.5.8.0 - 5.6.0.0

IBM FileNet Content Manager: before 5.5.8.0 IF009

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_enterprise_content_management_text_search:5.5.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_enterprise_content_management_text_search:5.5.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_enterprise_content_management_text_search:5.6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_filenet_content_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7175916

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.