IBM2F4499F6D340B1B2F261D83FE236384E9281A96148FE75C2B2E9517F82916191Security Bulletin: IBM InfoSphere Information Server is affected by a vulnerability in XNIO (CVE-2023-5685)
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
10.4%
Summary
A vulnerability in XNIO used by InfoSphere Information Server was addressed.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2023-5685
**DESCRIPTION:**XNIO is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack overflow exception when the chain of notifier states becomes problematically large. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause an uncontrolled resource management, and results in a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/286921 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)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| InfoSphere Information Server | 11.7 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation |
|---|---|---|---|
| InfoSphere Information Server, InfoSphere Information Server on Cloud | 11.7 | DT382397 | --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.1.0 |
| --Apply InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.1.5 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm infosphere information server | eq | 11.7 |
Related
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
10.4%