IBM28096632A2EE8D76EE4412D2018C5560BA444C91C51C2E1E7B2E7415160C1581Security Bulletin: IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX is vulnerable to denial of service due to Google Gson (CVE-2022-25647)
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
64.4%
Summary
There is a vulnerability in Google Gson used by object storage file IO exits and Integrated File Agent in IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX. IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX has addressed the applicable CVE (CVE-2022-25647).
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2022-25647
**DESCRIPTION:**Google Gson is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the deserialization of untrusted data. By using the writeReplace() method, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 7.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/217225 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX | 6.2.0.0 - 6.2.0.4.iFix017 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading.
| Product | Version | Remediation/Fix/Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX | 6.2.0 | Apply 6.2.0.4.iFix018, available on Fix Central. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| sterling connect:direct for unix | eq | 6.2.0 |
Related
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
64.4%