IBM286F1017E68DD9C537B3E204D4D56B4D99F84E2A48D5F1F80586AD9AE21FDA3ESecurity Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Expat (AKA libexpat) affect IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware (CVE-2022-23852, CVE-2022-23990)
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.014 Low
EPSS
Percentile
86.3%
Summary
IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware can be affected by vulnerabilities in the Expat library. The vulnerabilities can lead to execution of arbitrary code, as described by the CVEs in the “Vulnerability Details” section. The vulnerabilities have been addressed.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2022-23990
**DESCRIPTION:**Expat (aka libexpat) could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an integer overflow in the doProlog function. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/218206 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID:CVE-2022-23852
**DESCRIPTION:**Expat (aka libexpat) could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an integer overflow in the XML_GetBuffer function. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/218007 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware | 8.1.0.0 - 8.1.14.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
**IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading. The vulnerability is fixed as of version 8.1.15.0, but version 8.1.20.0 or later is recommended. **
| **Product ** | Fixing level | Platforms | Link to fix and instructions |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware | 8.1.20.0 | Windows | <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7015823> |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm spectrum protect for virtual environments | eq | 8.1 |
Related
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.014 Low
EPSS
Percentile
86.3%