Security Bulletin
Summary
FileNet Content Manager (FNCM) has multiple Apache PDFBox security vulnerabilities in Content Platform Engine (CPE) and Content Search Services (CSS)
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: Apache PDFBox is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-memory exception while loading a file. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/203615 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2021-31812
DESCRIPTION: Apache PDFBox is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error while loading a file. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the system to enter into an infinite loop.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/203587 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Enterprise Content Management Text Search | 5.5.4.0 |
| IBM Enterprise Content Management Text Search | 5.5.6.0 |
| FileNet Content Manager | 5.5.4 |
| FileNet Content Manager | 5.5.6 |
Remediation/Fixes
To resolve these vulnerabilities, install one of the patch sets listed below to upgrade to Apache PDFBox v2.0.24 released June 10, 2021.
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| FileNet Content Manager |
5.5.4
5.5.6
5.5.7 |
5.5.4.0-P8CPE-IF006 - 10/7/2021 5.5.4.0-P8CSS-IF006 - 10/7/2021 5.5.6.0-P8CPE-IF002 - 8/18/2021 5.5.6.0-P8CSS-IF002 - 8/18/2021 5.5.7.0-P8CPE-IF001 - 9/17/2021 5.5.7.0-P8CSS-IF001 - 9/17/2021 |
In the above table, the APAR links will provide more information about the fix.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
7 October 2021: Initial Publication11 October 2021: Corrected Remediation / fix section typo for "5.5.6.0-P8CSS-IF002"
*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:
15 November 2021
UID
ibm16467839