Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring operands that use mapping assistance are vulnerable to denial of service due to [CVE-2024-3772]

Summary

Python module Pydantic is used by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container for validating values in the mapping assistant. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring operands that use mapping assistance are vulnerable to regular expression denial of service. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability in Pydantic. [CVE-2024-3772]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2024-3772
**DESCRIPTION:**Pydantic is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the failure to properly validate regular expressions containing white spaces. By sending a specially crafted email string, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/287805 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests the following:
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 7.1.0 to 11.1.0 (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 11.2.0 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components are at 12.0.11.1-r1 or higher. Documentation on the upgrade process is available at <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/containers_cd?topic=releases-upgrading-operator&gt;

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 5.0 LTS (Long Term Support)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 5.0.14 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components are at 12.0.11.1-r1-lts or higher. Documentation on the upgrade process is available at <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect-contlts?topic=releases-upgrading-operator&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None