CVE-2022-21360: Medium severity IBM Security Guardium vulnerability
A flaw was found in the way the BMPImageReader class implementation in the ImageIO component of OpenJDK preformed memory allocations when reading palette information from BMP images. A specially-crafted BMP file could cause a Java application to consume an excessive amount of memory when opened.
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An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the ImageIO component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
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Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: ImageIO). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 7u321, 8u311, 11.0.13, 17.0.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.4 and 21.3.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle 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 Oracle 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 can also be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. 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).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2022-21360?
CVE-2022-21360 has a severity rating of Medium due to potential excessive memory consumption when processing malicious BMP files.
How do I fix CVE-2022-21360?
To fix CVE-2022-21360, upgrade to the patched versions such as 11-openjdk-1:11.0.14.0.9-2.el8_5 or other relevant updates from your distribution.
What software is affected by CVE-2022-21360?
CVE-2022-21360 affects various versions of OpenJDK, IBM Java, and related Java environments in different distributions.
Can CVE-2022-21360 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2022-21360 could be exploited remotely by enticing users to open a specially-crafted BMP file.
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2022-21360?
The impact of CVE-2022-21360 includes increased memory consumption, which can lead to application crashes and degraded performance.