Security Bulletin
Summary
Apache Tomcat vulnerabilities, listed below, affect IBM Watson Text to Speech and Speech to Text (IBM Watson Speech Services for Cloud Pak for Data 1.2)
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-9484
DESCRIPTION: Apache Tomcat could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserialization when the server is configured to use the PersistenceManager with a FileStore. By sending specially-crafted input, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182231 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Watson Speech Services for Cloud Pak for Data2 | 1.2 |
Remediation/Fixes
Download and install the newest deployment of IBM Watson Speech Services for Cloud Pak for Data 1.2 to your cluster. This deployment includes Tomcat v9.0.38, or higher, which contains the latest fixes for the issues described above.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
16 Dec 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:
16 December 2020
UID
ibm16383194