Security Bulletin: IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Service is vulnerable to buffer overflow due to PostgreSQL (CVE-2023-5869)

Summary

IBM Connect:Direct Web Services uses PostgreSQL. This bulletin identifies the steps to take to address the vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Details

**CVEID:**CVE-2023-5869 DESCRIPTION: PostgreSQL is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the SQL array values. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote authenticated attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/271226 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading …

Product(s)|Version(s)|**Remediation
**
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IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services| 6.1| Apply 6.1.0.23, available on Fix Central
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services| 6.2| Apply 6.2.0.22, available on Fix Central
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services| 6.3| Apply 6.3.0.6, available on Fix Central
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services| 6.0| Upgrade to 6.1.0.23, 6.2.0.22, or 6.3.0.6

Workarounds and Mitigations

None