IBM i2 Analyst Notebook 9.2.1/9.2.2 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM i2 Analyst Notebook 9.2.1/9.2.2. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-4550. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM i2 Analyst Notebook 9.2.1/9.2.2. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM i2 Analyst Notebook 9.2.1 and 9.2.2 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a memory corruption. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 183318.

The weakness was presented 08/03/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-4550 since 12/30/2019. Attacking locally is a requirement. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/03/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

See VDB-159262, VDB-159264, VDB-159265 and VDB-159266 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: Yes
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12/30/2019 🔍
08/03/2020 +217 days 🔍
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11/06/2020 +95 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
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CVE: CVE-2020-4550 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-4550
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-159263
X-Force: 183318

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/03/2020 18:41
Updated: 11/06/2020 23:18
Changes: 08/03/2020 18:41 (38), 08/03/2020 18:46 (11), 11/06/2020 23:11 (2), 11/06/2020 23:18 (1)
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