Security Bulletin
Summary
BM Watson Discovery for IBM Cloud Pak for Data contains a vulnerable version of Python-RSA.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-13757
DESCRIPTION: Python-RSA is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw during the decryption of ciphertext. By sending a specially-crafted request, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182813 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| ICP - Discovery | 2.0.0-2.1.3 |
Remediation/Fixes
Upgrade to IBM Watson Discovery 2.1.4
https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/discovery-data?topic=discovery-data-install
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
17 Aug 2020: 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:
29 August 2020
UID
ibm16323245