Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Watson Discovery for IBM Cloud Pak for Data contains a vulnerable version of FasterXML jackson-dataformat.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-28491
DESCRIPTION: FasterXML jackson-dataformats-binary is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an unchecked allocation of byte buffer flaw. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a java.lang.OutOfMemoryError exception resulting in a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/197038 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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 | 2.0.0-2.2.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
Upgrade to IBM Watson Discovery 2.2.1 and apply 2.2.1 patch-2
https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/discovery-data?topic=discovery-data-install
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/available-patches-watson-discovery-ibm-cloud-pak-data
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
28 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:
13 May 2021
UID
ibm16450781