SB2022101406 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Netezza as a Service

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33194)

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

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop. A remote attacker can pass crafted ParseFragment  input to the application, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.

2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44716)

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. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

3) Uncontrolled Recursion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31525)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a DoS attack.

The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion when processing HTTP headers. A remote attacker can send a large header to ReadRequest or ReadResponse and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

4) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27918)

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

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when using xml.NewTokenDecoder with a custom TokenReader. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted XML content and cause denial of service conditions.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-netezza-as-a-service-is-vulnerable-to-denial-of-service-due-to-golang-net-package-cve-2021-33194-cve-2021-44716-cve-2021-31525/"
• https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-netezza-as-a-service-is-vulnerable-to-denial-of-service-due-to-golang-net-package-cve-2021-33194-cve-2021-44716-cve-2021-31525/</a><br>
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6599203<br><br></p>