IBMBA7883B3EEA5D7CBDFB186B703B8283318171A2304B8B24A2EB6CBC91F036B61Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities related to SnakeYAML in Logstash shipped with IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis (CVE-2022-38750, CVE-2022-38751, CVE-2022-38752, CVE-2022-38749)
6.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
71.8%
Summary
Using snakeYAML to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). While deserializing unknown yaml content can lead to remote code execution.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2022-38750
**DESCRIPTION:**SnakeYAML is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-overflow in parsing YAML files. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235312 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID:CVE-2022-38751
**DESCRIPTION:**SnakeYAML is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-overflow in parsing YAML files. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235311 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID:CVE-2022-38752
**DESCRIPTION:**SnakeYAML is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-overflow in parsing YAML files. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235310 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID:CVE-2022-38749
**DESCRIPTION:**SnakeYAML is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-overflow in parsing YAML files. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235313 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| Log Analysis | 1.3.5.3 |
| Log Analysis | 1.3.6.x |
| Log Analysis | 1.3.7.x |
Remediation/Fixes
| Version | Fix details |
|---|---|
| IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis version 1.3.5.3, 1.3.6.0, 1.3.6.1, 1.3.7.0, 1.3.7.1, 1.3.7.2 | Apply Log Analysis version 1.3.7.2 Interim Fix 3A. Download 1.3.7.2-TIV-IOALA-IF003A. For Log Analysis prior to 1.3.7.2, upgrade to 1.3.7-TIV-IOALA-FP2 before installing these fixes. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Affected configurations
Related
6.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
71.8%