Security Bulletin: IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows is vulnerable to issues due to Apache Commons Configuration and Fasterxml jackson-databind

Summary

There are vulnerabilities in Apache Commons Configuration and Fasterxml jackson-databind used by Install Agent, Integrated File Agent and Integrated Web Services in IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows. IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows has addressed the applicable CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2024-29133
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Commons Configuration could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/286005 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

CVEID:CVE-2024-29131
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Commons Configuration could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/286004 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

CVEID:CVE-2023-35116
**DESCRIPTION:**Fasterxml jackson-databind is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-based overflow. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted content, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. Note: The vendor disputes the vulnerability because the steps of constructing a cyclic data structure and trying to serialize it cannot be achieved by an external attacker.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/258157 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

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading …

Workarounds and Mitigations

None