Security Bulletin: Apache Derby as used by IBM QRadar SIEM is vulnerable to Improper Input Validation (CVE-2018-1313)

Summary

Apache Derby as used by IBM QRadar SIEM is vulnerable to Improper Input Validation.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2018-1313
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Derby could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper validation of network packets received. By sending a specially-crafted network packet, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to boot a database whose location and contents are under the user’s control.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/142898 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.4.0 - 7.4.1 GA

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3.0 - 7.3.3 Patch 4

Remediation/Fixes

QRadar / QRM / QVM / QRIF / QNI 7.4.1 Patch 1

QRadar / QRM / QVM / QRIF / QNI 7.3.3 Patch 5

Workarounds and Mitigations

None