Security Bulletin: IBM Decision Optimization for Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to a denial of service (CVE-2022-26336)

Summary

Used by IBM Decision Optimization for IBM Cloud Pak for Data, Apache POI is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out of memory exception flaw in the HMEF package. IBM Decision Optimization for IBM Cloud Pak for Data has addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-26336
**DESCRIPTION:**The Apache poi-scratchpad package 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

Remediation/Fixes

Users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to IBM Decision Optimization for IBM Cloud Pak for Data 5.0 and subsequent releases.
Here is the detailed information on Upgrading IBM Cloud Pak for Data

Workarounds and Mitigations

None