Security Bulletin: IBM Sterling Control Center is vulnerable to a denial of service vulnerability due to Apache Xerces2 Java XML Parser (CVE-2022-23437)

Security Bulletin

Summary

Apache Xerces2 Java XML Parser is used by IBM Sterling Control Center. A denial of service vulnerability in Apache Xerces2 Java XML Parser has been addressed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2022-23437
DESCRIPTION: Apache Xerces2 Java XML Parser is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an infinite loop in the XML parser. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted XML document payloads, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume system resources for prolonged duration.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/217982 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)
IBM Sterling Control Center	6.2.1.0
IBM Sterling Control Center	6.2.0.0

Remediation/Fixes

Product

Version

Remediation

IBM Sterling Control Center

6.2.1.0

iFix07 available at Fix Central - 6.2.1.0

IBM Sterling Control Center

6.2.0.0

iFix07 available at Fix Central - 6.2.1.0

iFix18 available on Fix Central - 6.2.0.0

NOTE: This is the last planned 6.2.0.0 iFix release package. Please plan for future Control Center upgrades to 6.2.1.0 iFix07 (or later).

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Acknowledgement

Change History

26 May 2022: Initial Publication
13 June 2022: Provided additional/optional 6.2.0.0 Remediation via upgrade to 6.2.0.0 iFix18 (last planned 6.2.0.0 iFix).

*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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Security Bulletin: IBM Sterling Control Center is vulnerable to a denial of service vulnerability due to Apache Xerces2 Java XML Parser (CVE-2022-23437)