IBM watsonx Assistant Cartridge and IBM watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component update for gRPC

1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

EUVDB-ID: #VU80828

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-2023-33953

CWE-ID: CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to hpack table accounting errors could lead to unwanted disconnects between clients and servers in exceptional cases. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component: before 5.1.1

watsonx Assistant Cartridge: before 5.1.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:watsonx_orchestrate_with_watsonx_assistant_cartridge_-_assistant_builder_component:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:watsonx_assistant_cartridge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7185553

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.