IBM Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in FasterXML Jackson Databind and Apache Xerces

IBM Corp. had published a security advisory concerning the vulnerabilities in FasterXML Jackson Databind and Apache Xerces.

Summary
IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client, Spectrum Protect for Space Management, and Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments may be affected by the below FasterXML Jackson Databind and Apache Xerces vulnerabilities (CVEs).

Vulnerability details:

CVEID: CVE-2020-25649
Description: FasterXML Jackson Databind could provide weaker than expected security, caused by not having entity expansion secured properly. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch XML external entity (XXE) attacks to have impact over data integrity.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192648 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2022-23437
Description: Apache Xerces2 Java XML Parser is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an infinite loop in the XML parser. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted XML document payloads, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume system resources for prolonged duration.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/217982 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)

IBM X-Force ID: 217968
Description: FasterXML jackson-databind is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when using JDK serialization to serialize and deserialize JsonNode values. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/217968 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected products and versions:

Affected product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client	8.1.0.0-8.1.15.1 (Macintosh and Windows) 8.1.7.0-8.1.15.1 (Linux web user interface only) 8.1.9.0-8.1.15.1 (AIX web user interface only)
IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management	8.1.7.0-8.1.15.1 (Linux) 8.1.9.0-8.1.15.1 (AIX)
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware	8.1.0.0-8.1.15.1 (Linux and Windows)
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V	8.1.0.0-8.1.15.1 (Windows)

Remediation/Fixes:

*IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client Affected Versions*	Fixing level	*Platform*	*Link to fix and instructions*
8.1.9.0-8.1.15.1 (AIX) 8.1.7.0-8.1.15.1 (Linux) 8.1.0.0-8.1.15.1 (Macintosh) 8.1.0.0-8.1.15.1 (Windows)	8.1.15.2	AIX* Linux* Macintosh Windows	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6593819

* The AIX and Linux platforms are only affected if using the web user interface.

IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management Affected Versions	Fixing level	*Platform*	*Link to fix and instructions*
8.1.9.0-8.1.15.1 (AIX) 8.1.7.0-8.1.15.1 (Linux)	8.1.15.2	AIX Linux	ttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/316077

IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware Affected Versions	Fixing level	*Platform*	*Link to fix and instructions*
8.1.0.0-8.1.15.1 (Linux) 8.1.0.0-8.1.15.1 (Windows	8.1.15.2	Linux Windows	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6568701

IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V Affected Versions	Fixing level	*Platform*	*Link to fix and instructions*
8.1.0.0-8.1.15.1 (Windows)	8.1.15.2	Windows	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6568701

Workarounds and mitigations: None

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References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Acknowledgement

Change history
28 September 2022: Initial publication

The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer
Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

Cross-reference information

Product	Platform	Version
IBM Spectrum Protect	AIX; Linux; Mac OS; Windows	8.1
IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management	AIX; Linux	8.1
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments	Linux; Windows	8.1