IBM58DF40BB3617B9F8FF7EDF5B4EACC6E58BCFD7A11318427D83C078A7705F4CBDSecurity Bulletin: IBM Tivoli Monitoring is vulnerable to remote code execution [CVE-2022-40674]
8.1 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.006 Low
EPSS
Percentile
77.8%
Summary
The libexpart parser that is used by IBM Tivoli Monitoring for parsing various configuration xml files and parsing soap requests is potentially vulnerable to remote code execution [CVE-2022-40674].
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2022-40674
**DESCRIPTION:**libexpat could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a use-after-free in the doContent function in xmlparse.c. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/236116 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| IBM Tivoli Monitoring | 6.3.0.7 Service Pack 12 |
Remediation/Fixes
| IBM strongly suggests upgrading to the following: Fix | VRMF | Remediation/Fix |
|---|---|---|
| 6.3.0.7-TIV-ITM-SP0013 | 6.3.0.7 | IBM Tivoli Monitoring Service Pack 6.3.0.7-TIV-ITM-SP0013 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| tivoli monitoring | eq | 6.3.0.7 | |
| tivoli monitoring | eq | 12 |
Related
8.1 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.006 Low
EPSS
Percentile
77.8%