Security Bulletin: IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to sensitive information exposure in Python Cryptographic Authority [CVE-2023-50782]

Summary

IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to sensitive information exposure in Python Cryptographic Authority cryptography, caused by a flaw when decrypting captured messages in TLS servers that use RSA key exchanges [CVE-2023-50782]. Python Cryptographic Authority is used in our Speech Services runtimes. This vulnerabilitiy has been addressed. Please read the details for remediation below.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-50782
**DESCRIPTION:**Python Cryptographic Authority cryptography could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a flaw when decrypting captured messages in TLS servers that use RSA key exchanges. By utilize cryptographic attack techniques, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/281614 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Product(s)|**Version(s)
**|Remediation/Fix/Instructions
—|—|—
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data| 4.8.5| The fix in 4.8.5 applies to all versions listed (4.0.0-4.8.4). Version 4.8.5 can be downloaded and installed from: <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None