Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU68379

Input validation error in IBM InfoSphere Information Server and IBM InfoSphere Information Server for Cloud - CVE-2022-40235

Published: October 18, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU68379

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40235

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Adjecent network

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker on the local network can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Affected software

IBM InfoSphere Information Server
IBM InfoSphere Information Server for Cloud

How to mitigate CVE-2022-40235

Install updates from vendor's website.

IBM InfoSphere Information Server - update to 11.7.1.0
IBM InfoSphere Information Server for Cloud - update to 11.7.1.4

External References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6829369

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