Security Bulletin: IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to Dnspython denial of service vulnerability[ CVE-2023-29483]

2024-08-0521:47:27

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ibm watson assistant

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dnspython vulnerability

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

AI Score

7.1

Confidence

High

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Summary

Potential Dnspython denial of service vulnerability[ CVE-2023-29483] have been identified that may affect IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data. The vulnerability have been addressed. Refer to details for additional information.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-29483
**DESCRIPTION:**Dnspython is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in stub resolver when a bad-in-some-way response arrives before a legitimate one on the UDP port dnspython is using for that query. By sending a specially crafted query, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/285000 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)	Affected Version(s)
IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data	4.0 - 5.0

Remediation/Fixes

For all affected versions, IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to the latest (v5.0.1 or later releases) release of IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data which maintains backward compatibility with the versions listed above.

Product Latest Version	Remediation/Fix/Instructions
IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data 5.0.1

Follow instructions for Installing Watson Assistant in Link to Release (v5.0.1 release information)

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/5.0.x

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

Affected configurations

Vulners

Node

ibmwatson_assistant_for_ibm_cloud_pak_for_dataMatch4.0

ibmwatson_assistant_for_ibm_cloud_pak_for_dataMatch5.0

VendorProductVersionCPE
ibmwatson_assistant_for_ibm_cloud_pak_for_data4.0cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watson_assistant_for_ibm_cloud_pak_for_data:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibmwatson_assistant_for_ibm_cloud_pak_for_data5.0cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watson_assistant_for_ibm_cloud_pak_for_data:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
ibm	watson_assistant_for_ibm_cloud_pak_for_data	4.0	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watson_assistant_for_ibm_cloud_pak_for_data:4.0:::::::*
ibm	watson_assistant_for_ibm_cloud_pak_for_data	5.0	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watson_assistant_for_ibm_cloud_pak_for_data:5.0:::::::*