Security Bulletin: Apache CXF as used by IBM QRadar SIEM is vulnerable to denial of service (DOS) (CVE-2021-30468)

Summary

Apache CXF as used by IBM QRadar SIEM is vulnerable to denial of service

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-30468
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache CXF is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an infinite loop flaw in the JsonMapObjectReaderWriter function. By sending a specially-crafted JSON to a web service, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume available CPU resources.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/203830 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3.0 to 7.3.3 Fix Pack 9

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.4.0 to 7.4.3 Fix Pack 2

Remediation/Fixes

QRadar / QRM / QVM / QRIF / QNI 7.3.3 Fix Pack 10

QRadar / QRM / QVM / QRIF / QNI 7.4.3 Fix Pack 3

QRadar / QRM / QVM / QRIF / QNI 7.4.3 Fix Pack 4

Note: Version 7.4.3 Fix Pack 3 is only available to QRadar on Cloud users. QRadar 7.4.3 Fix Pack 3 was removed for on-premise QRadar SIEM users.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None