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Security Bulletin: IBM InfoSphere Information Server is affected by a vulnerability in XStream (CVE-2021-29505)

Security Bulletin


Summary

A vulnerability in XStream that is used by IBM InfoSphere Information Server was addressed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-29505
DESCRIPTION:   XStream XStream could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper input validation. By manipulating the processed input stream, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/202795 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) Version(s)
InfoSphere Information Server 11.7

Remediation/Fixes

Product VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix
InfoSphere Information Server, Information Server on Cloud 11.7 JR63729 --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.1.0
--Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.1.3
--For InfoSphere DataStage Balanced Optimization contact IBM Customer Support.
 

Contact Technical Support:
In the United States and Canada dial 1-800-IBM-SERV
View the support contacts for other countries outside of the United States.
Electronically open a Service Request with Information Server Technical Support.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

29 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
29 October 2021

Initial Publish date:
29 October 2021

UID

ibm16509588

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