Security Bulletin: IBM Security Verify Information Queue has a third-party library vulnerability (CVE-2023-43642)

Summary

IBM Security Verify Information Queue (ISIQ) v10.0.7 has upgraded its Apache Kafka client to remediate a vulnerability in the snappy-java compression library.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-43642
**DESCRIPTION:**snappy-java is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by missing upper bound check on chunk length. By sending a specially crafted request, 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/267079 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

IBM encourages customers to update their systems promptly.

Download and install the latest ISIQ images, tagged at 10.0.7 or greater, from the ISIQ Starter Kit page at <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-security-information-queue-starter-kit&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None