SB2022093004 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client, IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management, and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments

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SB2022093004 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client, IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management, and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments

Published: September 30, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022093004
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) XML External Entity injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25649)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify information on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and modify information on the system.


2) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23437)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when parsing XML documents. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted XML document, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References