Security Bulletin
Summary
A vulnerability in Python affects IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data (CVE-2019-20916). Please see the details below on how to remediate this issue.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-20916
DESCRIPTION: pypa pip package for python could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system, caused by a flaw when installing package via a specified URL. An attacker could use a specially-crafted Content-Disposition header with filename containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/187855 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data | 4.0.0 - 4.0.7 |
Remediation/Fixes
Please update to version 4.0.8 of IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data. This update is available here:
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.0?topic=overview-whats-new
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
25 Apr 2022: 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:
12 January 2023
UID
ibm16575495