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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities exist in Watson Explorer (CVE-2021-35517, CVE-2021-36090)

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Summary

IBM Watson Explorer has addressed the following vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-35517
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Commons Compress is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out of memory error when allocating large amounts of memory. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted TAR archive, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition against services that use Compress' tar package.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/205307 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-2021-36090
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Commons Compress is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-memory error when large amounts of memory are allocated. By reading a specially-crafted ZIP archive, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition against services that use Compress' zip package.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/205310 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

IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition oneWEX Components
12.0.0.0, 12.0.0.1
12.0.1,
12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2,
12.0.3.0 - 12.0.3.6
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Analytical Components
12.0.0.0,
12.0.1,
12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2,
12.0.3.0 - 12.0.3.6
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console
12.0.0.0,
12.0.1,
12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2,
12.0.3.0 - 12.0.3.6
IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components11.0.0.3,
11.0.1,
11.0.2.0 - 11.0.2.10
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1,
11.0.2.0 - 11.0.2.10

Remediation/Fixes

Affected ProductAffected VersionsFix
IBM Watson Explorer DAE
oneWEX Components
12.0.0.0, 12.0.0.1
12.0.1,
12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2,
12.0.3.0 - 12.0.3.6

Upgrade to Version 12.0.3.7. 

See Watson Explorer Version 12.0.3.7 oneWEX for download information and instructions.

IBM Watson Explorer DAE Analytical Components
12.0.0.0,
12.0.1,
12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2,
12.0.3.0 - 12.0.3.6

Upgrade to Version 12.0.3.7. 

See Watson Explorer Version 12.0.3.7 Analytical Components for download information and instructions.

IBM Watson Explorer DAE Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console
12.0.0.0,
12.0.1,
12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2,
12.0.3.0 - 12.0.3.6

Upgrade to Version 12.0.3.7. 

See Watson Explorer Version 12.0.3.7 Foundational Components for download information and instructions.

IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1,
11.0.2.0 - 11.0.2.10
Upgrade to Watson Explorer Analytical Components Version 11.0.2 Fix Pack 11. For information about this version, and links to the software and release notes, see the download document. For information about upgrading, see the upgrade procedures.
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1,
11.0.2.0 - 11.0.2.10
Upgrade to Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console Version 11.0.2 Fix Pack 11. For information about this version, and links to the software and release notes, see the download document. For information about upgrading, see the upgrade procedures.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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Acknowledgement

Change History

22 Oct 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:
22 October 2021

UID

ibm16507013