Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Commons* affect Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus WebGUI (CVE-2021-35515, CVE-2021-35516, CVE-2021-35517, CVE-2021-36090)

Summary

Fix is available for vulnerabilities in Apache Commons* affecting Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus WebGUI (CVE-2021-35515, CVE-2021-35516, CVE-2021-35517, CVE-2021-36090).

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-35517
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Commons Compress is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out of memory error when allocating large amounts of memory. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted TAR archive, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition against services that use Compress’ tar package.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/205307 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2021-36090
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Commons Compress is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-memory error when large amounts of memory are allocated. By reading a specially-crafted ZIP archive, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition against services that use Compress’ zip package.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/205310 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

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to IBM Watson Compare and Comply for IBM Cloud Pak for Data 1.1.13. To download the software, go to Passport Advantage, then search for “watson compare and comply for ICP for Data”, then select IBM Watson Compare and Comply for ICP for Data V1.1.13 Linux English , part number M037KEN.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None