Security Bulletin: Apache James and Bouncy Castle vulnerabilities in Apache Solr and Logstash shipped with IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis (CVE-2023-33202,CVE-2024-21742,CVE-2024-29857,CVE-2024-30172,CVE-2024-34447)

Summary

There are potential denial of service and bypass security restrictions vulnerabilities in Apache James Mime4J and Bouncy Castle Crypto Package, which are used by Apache Solr and Logstash in IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2024-34447
**DESCRIPTION:**The Bouncy Castle Crypto Package For Java could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a flaw when endpoint identification is enabled in the BCJSSE and an SSL socket is created without an explicit hostname. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform DNS poisoning attack.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/289933 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2023-33202
**DESCRIPTION:**Bouncy Castle for Java is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the org.bouncycastle.openssl.PEMParser class. By sending a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/272463 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2024-29857
**DESCRIPTION:**The Bouncy Castle Crypto Package For Java is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper input validation. By importing an EC certificate with crafted F2m parameters, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause excessive CPU consumption.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/290285 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2024-30172
**DESCRIPTION:**The Bouncy Castle Crypto Package For Java is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an infinite loop in the Ed25519 verification code. By persuading a victim to use a specially crafted signature and public key, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/290103 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2024-21742
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache James Mime4J could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper input validation. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to add unintended headers to MIME messages.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/284251 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

You can download the release from Passport Advantage. Part number:
M0GJREN IBM Operations Analytics Log Analysis v1.3.8 Linux 64 bit
M0GJSEN IBM Operations Analytics Log Analysis v1.3.8 zLinux 64 bit
M0GJTEN IBM Operations Analytics Log Analysis v1.3.8 Power8 ppc64le

Workarounds and Mitigations

None