IBM87AB1B64368186A61A05AB33FE319B3EB242F6275FF41746532E3618EAC451B3Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in protobuf may affect IBM Robotic Process Automation and result in a denial of service (CVE-2022-1941)
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
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
59.0%
Summary
There is a vulnerability in protobuf used by IBM Robotic Process Automation as part of speech and NLP processing which may result in a denial of service. This bulletin identifies the security fixes to apply to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2022-1941
**DESCRIPTION:**protobuf is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a parsing vulnerability for the MessageSet type in the ProtocolBuffers. By sending a specially crafted message with multiple key-value per elements, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a crash.
CVSS Base score: 5.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/237081 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak | 21.0.1-21.0.7.2, 23.0.0-23.0.1 |
| IBM Robotic Process Automation | < 21.0.7.3 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.
| Product(s) | **Version(s) number and/or range ** | Remediation/Fix/Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Robotic Process Automation | < 21.0.7.3 | Download 21.0.7.3 or higher, and follow instructions. |
| IBM Robotic Process Automation | 23.0.0 - 23.0.1 | Download 23.0.2 or higher, and follow instructions. |
| IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak | 21.0.1 - 21.0.7.2 | Update to 21.0.7.3 or higher using the following instructions. |
| IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak | 23.0.0 - 23.0.1 | Update to 23.0.2 or higher using the following instructions. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm robotic process automation | eq | 20.12. | |
| ibm robotic process automation | eq | 21.0.6 |
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
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
59.0%