SB2023022716 - Resource exhaustion in IBM Security Verify Bridge (windows and docker versions) 



SB2023022716 - Resource exhaustion in IBM Security Verify Bridge (windows and docker versions)

Published: February 27, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023022716
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-32149)

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

The vulnerability exists due to ParseAcceptLanguage does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted Accept-Language header that will take a significant time to parse and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.