SB2022032021 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Sterling Control Center
Published: March 20, 2022
Breakdown by Severity
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- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14803)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Libraries component in Java SE. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information.
2) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27221)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when the virtual machine or JNI natives are converting from UTF-8 characters to platform encoding. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-vulnerabilities-in-java-se-and-eclipse-openj9-affect-ibm-control-center-cve-2020-14803-cve-2020-27221/"
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-vulnerabilities-in-java-se-and-eclipse-openj9-affect-ibm-control-center-cve-2020-14803-cve-2020-27221/</a></p><p>
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6564757</p><p><br></p>