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Security Bulletin: IBM Watson Compare and Comply for IBM Cloud Pak for Data affected by vulnerability in Apache PDFBox

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM Watson Compare and Comply for IBM Cloud Pak for Data contains a vulnerable version of Apache PDFBox.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-31811
DESCRIPTION:   Apache PDFBox is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-memory exception while loading a file. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/203615 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2021-31812
DESCRIPTION:   Apache PDFBox is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error while loading a file. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the system to enter into an infinite loop.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/203587 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
ICP - Compare & ComplyAll

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to IBM Watson Compare and Comply for IBM Cloud Pak for Data 1.1.13. To download the software, go to Passport Advantage, then search for "watson compare and comply for ICP for Data", then select IBM Watson Compare and Comply for ICP for Data V1.1.13 Linux English , part number M037KEN.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
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Change History

28 Oct 2021: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
28 October 2021

UID

ibm16509622

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