Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Watson OpenScale on Cloud Pak for Data has addressed CVE-2021-3177.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-3177
DESCRIPTION: Python is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the PyCArg_repr function in _ctypes/callproc.c. By sending specially-crafted arguments to c_double.from_param, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/195244 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) |
| Watson OpenScale | 3.0.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
Please consult the online documentation, 'Available patches for Watson OpenScale for IBM Cloud Pak for Data', for updates/patches to remediate the vulnerabilities.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
29 Apr 2021: 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:
06 May 2021
Initial Publish date:
29 April 2021
UID
ibm16450469