Security Bulletin: IBM Connect:Direct Web Services vulnerable to sensitive information exposure due to PostgreSQL (CVE-2022-41862)

Summary

IBM Connect:Direct Web Services has addressed a PostgreSQL vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-41862
**DESCRIPTION:**PostgreSQL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a client memory disclosure flaw. By sending an unterminated string during the establishment of Kerberos transport encryption, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/248100 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Product(s)|Version(s)|**Remediation
**
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IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services| 6.1| Apply 6.1.0.19, available on Fix Central

Workarounds and Mitigations

None