Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilites in Java SE affect IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client, IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments and IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management (CVE-2022-21628, CVE-2022-21626, CVE-2022-21624, CVE-2022-21619)

Summary

IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client, IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments (Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V and Data Protection for VMware), and IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management can be affected by vulnerabilities in Java SE. Vulnerabilities include denial of service and update, insert or delete of data, as described by the CVEs in the “Vulnerability Details” section.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-21628
**DESCRIPTION:**Java SE is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the Lightweight HTTP Server. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/238623 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:CVE-2022-21626
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Security component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/238689 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:CVE-2022-21624
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Security component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to update, insert or delete data resulting in a low integrity impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/238699 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2022-21619
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Security component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to update, insert or delete data resulting in a low integrity impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/238698 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None