SB2022062911 - Buffer overflow in IBM i
Published: June 29, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022062911
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-25032)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when compressing data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-zlib-for-ibm-i-is-vulnerable-to-a-denial-of-service-attack-due-to-memory-corruption-cve-2018-25032/"
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-zlib-for-ibm-i-is-vulnerable-to-a-denial-of-service-attack-due-to-memory-corruption-cve-2018-25032/</a><br><a
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6599327"
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6599327</a><br><br><br></p>