CVE-2022-40153: High severity IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data vulnerability

Published Sep 16, 2022
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Updated

REJECT DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. Reason: This CVE has been rejected as it was incorrectly assigned. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage.

Other sources

A flaw was found in the XStream package. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) in its target via XML serialization.

Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. Reason: This CVE has been rejected as it was incorrectly assigned. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage.

IBM

Those using Xstream to seralize XML data may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow. This effect may support a denial of service attack.

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=49858 https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/issues/304

Red Hat

Affected Software

2 affected components
IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data<=4.0
IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data<=5.0

Event History

Jan 1, 1970
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Sep 16, 2022
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Data Sourced
12:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Rejected
10:15 AM
Oct 13, 2022
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·06:10 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Nov 25, 2022
Rejected
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Aug 28, 2025
Data Sourced
via IBM·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this flaw?

The vulnerability ID for this flaw is CVE-2022-40153.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2022-40153?

CVE-2022-40153 has a severity of high.

3

What is the impact of CVE-2022-40153?

CVE-2022-40153 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service.

4

Are there any known exploits for CVE-2022-40153?

There are no known exploits for CVE-2022-40153 at the moment.

5

How can I mitigate the risk posed by CVE-2022-40153?

To mitigate the risk posed by CVE-2022-40153, it is recommended to update to the latest version of the XStream package.

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