CVE-2021-35556: Medium severity IBM QRadar SIEM vulnerability

Published Oct 15, 2021
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Updated

A flaw was found in the way the RTFParser class implementation in the Swing component of OpenJDK handled memory allocations. A specially crafted Rich Text Format (RTF) file could cause a Java application using RTFParser to allocate an excessive amount of memory and possibly terminate on out-of-memory condition.

Other sources

An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Swing component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.

IBM

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Swing). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u311, 8u301, 11.0.12, 17; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.3 and 21.2.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator). CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

Affected Software

42 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.312.b07-1.el7_9
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.312.b07-1.el7_9
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.13.0.8-1.el7_9
11-openjdk-1:11.0.13.0.8-1.el7_9
redhat/java<1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7
1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7
redhat/java<1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7
1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.13.0.8-1.el8_4
11-openjdk-1:11.0.13.0.8-1.el8_4
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.312.b07-1.el8_4
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.312.b07-1.el8_4
redhat/java<17-openjdk-1:17.0.1.0.12-2.el8_5
17-openjdk-1:17.0.1.0.12-2.el8_5
redhat/java<1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5
1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.312.b07-1.el8_1
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.312.b07-1.el8_1
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.13.0.8-1.el8_1
11-openjdk-1:11.0.13.0.8-1.el8_1
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.312.b07-1.el8_2
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.312.b07-1.el8_2
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.13.0.8-1.el8_2
11-openjdk-1:11.0.13.0.8-1.el8_2
debian/openjdk-11
11.0.16+8-1~deb10u111.0.20+8-1~deb10u111.0.20+8-1~deb11u111.0.21+9-1
debian/openjdk-17
17.0.7+7-1~deb11u117.0.8+7-1~deb12u117.0.9+9-1
debian/openjdk-8
8u382-ga-2
IBM QRadar SIEM<=7.5.0 GA
IBM QRadar SIEM<=7.4.3 GA - 7.4.3 FP4
IBM QRadar SIEM<=7.3.3 GA - 7.3.3 FP10
Oracle GraalVM=20.3.3
Oracle GraalVM=21.2.0
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update311
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update301
Oracle OpenJDK=11.0.12
Oracle OpenJDK=17
NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager Vmware Vsphere
NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager Windows
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller>=11.0.0<=11.50.2
NetApp E-series Santricity Storage Manager
NetApp E-series Santricity Web Services Web Services Proxy
NetApp Hci Management Node
NetApp OnCommand Insight
NetApp OnCommand Workflow Automation
NetApp Santricity Unified Manager
NetApp Snapmanager Oracle
NetApp Snapmanager Sap
NetApp Solidfire
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Debian Debian Linux=11.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=33
Fedoraproject Fedora=34
Fedoraproject Fedora=35

Event History

Oct 15, 2021
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·01:02 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Oct 19, 2021
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Oct 20, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:50 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:50 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:16 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this Java SE vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this Java SE vulnerability is CVE-2021-35556.

2

What is the severity rating of CVE-2021-35556?

The severity rating of CVE-2021-35556 is 5.3 (Medium).

3

Which component of Java SE is affected by CVE-2021-35556?

CVE-2021-35556 affects the Swing component of Java SE.

4

How can the CVE-2021-35556 vulnerability be exploited?

The CVE-2021-35556 vulnerability can be easily exploited by unauthenticated attackers.

5

What are the affected versions of Java SE and Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition?

The affected versions of Java SE are 7u311, 8u301, 11.0.12, and 17. The affected versions of Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition are 20.3.3 and 21.2.0.

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