Security Bulletin
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 Components | 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1, 11.0.2.0 - 11.0.2.10 |
| IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console | 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1, 11.0.2.0 - 11.0.2.10 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Affected Product | Affected Versions | Fix |
| 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 Components | 11.0.0.0 - 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 Console | 11.0.0.0 - 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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References
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
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Document Information
Modified date:
22 October 2021
UID
ibm16507013