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CVE-2022-40609

IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition code execution

Published: Aug 2, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-502
8.1HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.2%
Top 19.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 7.1.5.18 and 8.0.8.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserialization flaw. By sending specially-crafted data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 236069.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-502

Affected Products

IBM
commercial·USaka international business machines
SDK, Java Technology EditionOn-prem
DevTools & CI / build-test-tools
sdkOn-prem
DevTools & CI / build-test-tools
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP ApplicationsOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
IBM Corp.
commercial·USaka ibm corporation, ibm
IBM SDK Java TechnologyOn-premLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/236069
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7017032
ibm.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2022-40609
access.redhat.com
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