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Security Bulletin: IBM Security Verify Information Queue uses a Wire Schema jar with multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2020-27853, CVE-2021-41093)

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Summary

The connect image in IBM Security Verify Information Queue (ISIQ) v10.0.2 uses an older version of the Wire Schema jar file that is vulnerable to remote attackers. ISIQ v10.0.3 upgraded its connect image to include a newer Wire Schema jar that remediates the vulnerabilities. (CVE-2020-27853, CVE-2021-41093)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-41093
DESCRIPTION:   Wire App for iOS could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper session management for the short lived token. By changing the email address, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to takeover the user account.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/210604 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2020-27853
DESCRIPTION:   Wire could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a format string vulnerability in sdp_media_set_lattr in peerflow/sdp.c. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/190632 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Security Verify Information Queue10.0.2

Remediation/Fixes

IBM encourages customer to update their systems promptly.

Download and install the latest ISIQ images, tagged at 10.0.3 or greater, from the ISIQ Starter Kit page at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-security-information-queue-starter-kit

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Nathan Roane, Vince Dragnea, Troy Fisher, Gabor Minyo, Geoffrey Owden, and Ben Goodspeed from the IBM Security Ethical Hacking Team.

Change History

11 Jul 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
20 July 2022

Initial Publish date:
11 July 2022

UID

ibm16605869