Security Bulletin
Summary
This security vulnerability affects the Node.js jose module that is used by IBM Event Streams.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2022-36083
DESCRIPTION: Node.js jose module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper input validation. By sending a specially-crafted request using the p2c JOSE Header Parameter, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume unreasonable amount of CPU time, and results in a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235579 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)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Event Streams |
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 10.2.0-eus, 10.2.1-eus, 10.3.0, 10.3.1, 10.4.0, 10.5.0, 11.0.0, 11.0.1, 11.0.2, 11.0.3 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading
Upgrade to IBM Event Streams 11.0.4 by following the upgrading and migrating documentation.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
30 Sep 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:
30 September 2022
UID
ibm16825541