IBMC6001BFBC63092F96BB0D396D45565B76052ED540DDB7F08BEFC34E0287251B3Security Bulletin: IBM Spectrum Control is vulnerable to weakness related to Apache Kafka
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
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
48.3%
Summary
Vulnerability in Apache Kafka to allow denial of service, caused by improper input validation may affect IBM Spectrum Control.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2022-34917
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Kafka is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper input validation. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to allocate large amounts of memory on brokers, and results in a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/236498 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) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| IBM Spectrum Control | 5.4 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Link to Fix |
|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | 5.4.10.1 | <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/latest-downloads-ibm-spectrum-control> |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm spectrum control | eq | 5.4 |
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
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
48.3%