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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty, libcurl, Apache Xerces C++ XML parser, and Newtonsoft.Json may affect IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V can be affected by security flaws in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty, libcurl, Apache Xerces C++ XML parser, and Newtonsoft.Json. The flaws can lead to server-side request forgery, bypass of security restrictions, arbitrary code execution, and denial of service, as described in the "Vulnerability Details" section. CVE-2024-23807, CVE-2024-25026, CVE-2023-38545, CVE-2024-22329, CVE-2023-28322, CVE-2023-28321.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2024-23807
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Xerces C++ XML parser could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a use-after-free flaw during the scanning of external DTDs. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/283301 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2024-25026
DESCRIPTION:   IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5, 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 24.0.0.4 are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 281516.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/281516 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2023-38545
DESCRIPTION:   libcurl and cURL are vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by the improper handling of hostnames longer than 255 bytes during a slow SOCKS5 proxy handshake. By sending an overly long argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/268045 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2024-22329
DESCRIPTION:   IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5, 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 24.0.0.3 are vulnerable to server-side request forgery (SSRF). By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct the SSRF attack. X-Force ID: 279951.
CVSS Base score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/279951 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2023-28322
DESCRIPTION:   cURL libcurl could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a flaw in the logic for a reused handle when it is (expected to be) changed from a PUT to a POST.. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause application to misbehave and either send off the wrong data or use memory after free or similar in the second transfer.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/255626 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2023-28321
DESCRIPTION:   cURL libcurl could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a flaw when listed as "Subject Alternative Name" in TLS server certificates. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to accept mismatch wildcard patterns.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/255625 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

IBM X-Force ID:   234366
DESCRIPTION:   Newtonsoft.Json is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper handling of StackOverFlow exception (SOE) whenever nested expressions are being processed. By sending specially-crafted requests, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/234366 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V8.1.0.0 - 8.1.22.0

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerabilities now by upgrading.

ProductFixing levelPlatformsLink to fix and instructions
IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V8.1.23.0Linux
Windows
Download Information: IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments 8.1.23

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

18 Jun 2024: 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:
18 June 2024

UID

ibm17157924