Security Bulletin
Summary
A denial of service vulnerability in IBM® Runtime Environment Java, disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in October 2021, can affect IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center and IBM Spectrum Protect Client Management Service. Denial of service vulnerabilities in Apache Commons Compress which is used by IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty might also affect IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center and Client Management Service.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-35578
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JSSE component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211654 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
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
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center | 8.1.0.000-8.1.13.xxx |
IBM Spectrum Protect Client Management Service | 8.1.0.000-8.1.13.xxx |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center Affected Versions | Fixing Level | Platform | Link to Fix and Instructions |
8.1.0.000-8.1.13.xxx | 8.1.14 | AIX Linux Windows | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6562363 |
IBM Spectrum Protect Client Management Service Affected Versions | Fixing Level | Platform | Link to Fix and Instructions |
8.1.0.000-8.1.13.xxx | 8.1.14 | Linux Windows | https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/maintenance/cms/v8r1 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
11 March 2022: 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:
11 March 2022
UID
ibm16562849