IBM170BEF806C9A4385B1FAA26A464516DD30A3985535EE7934DB38A6A0C60A6350Security Bulletin: Apache POI is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out of memory exception flaw in the HMEF package(CVE-2022-26336)
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
0.0005 Low
EPSS
Percentile
18.4%
Summary
Apache POI is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out of memory exception flaw in the HMEF package. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted TNEF file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to crash(CVE-2022-26336)
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2022-26336
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache POI is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out of memory exception flaw in the HMEF package. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted TNEF file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to crash.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/221045 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)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| Jazz Team Server | 7.0.2 |
| Jazz Team Server | 7.0.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
Adopted Apache POI 5.2.2
| Product(s) | **Version(s) number and/or range ** | Remediation/Fix/Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz Team Server | 7.0.2 | Download and install iFix020 or later |
| Jazz Team Server | 7.0.1 | Download and install iFix020 or later |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm engineering lifecycle management base | eq | 7.0.1 | |
| ibm engineering lifecycle management base | eq | 7.0.2 |
Related
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
0.0005 Low
EPSS
Percentile
18.4%