Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to an integer overflow in Perl, related to the mishandling of a PL_regkind[OP(n)] == NOTHING situation (CVE-2020-10878). This could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system using a specially-crafted regular expression. Perl is included in some of the operators used in IBM Watson Speech.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-10878
DESCRIPTION: Perl could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an integer overflow related to the mishandling of a PL_regkind[OP(n)] == NOTHING situation. By using a specially-crafted regular expression, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/183204 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data | 4.0.0 - 4.5.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading.
Product(s) | Version(s) | Remediation/Fix/Instructions |
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data | 4.5.1 | The fix in 4.5.1 applies to all versions listed (4.0.0-4.5.0). Version 4.5.1 can be downloaded and installed from: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.5.x?topic=installing |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
14 Jul 2022: Initial Publication
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
12 January 2023
UID
ibm16610242