IBM watsonx Assistant Cartridge and IBM watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge update for libssh

1) Unchecked Return Value

EUVDB-ID: #VU84540

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6918

CWE-ID: CWE-252 - Unchecked Return Value

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to libssh does not check for returned values of message digest (MD) operations in low memory conditions. A remote attacker can terminate the connection or force the library to use weak keys.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

watsonx Assistant Cartridge: before 5.1.3

watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component: before 5.1.3

CPE2.3

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

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7233501

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.