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Security Bulletin: IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows is vulnerable to a denial of service attack due to Connect2id Nimbus-JOSE-JWT (CVE-2023-52428)

Summary Integrated File Agent used by IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows uses Connect2id Nimbus-JOSE-JWT. This bulletin identifies the steps to take to address the vulnerability. Vulnerability Details ** CVEID: CVE-2023-52428 DESCRIPTION: **Connect2id Nimbus-JOSE-JWT is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper validation of user requests by the PasswordBasedDecrypter (PBKDF2) component. By sending a specially crafted request using a large JWE p2c header, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. CVSS Base score: 7.5 CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/284044 for the current score. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) Affected Products and Versions Affected Product(s)| Version(s) —|— IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows| 6.2.0.0 – 6.2.0.6_iFix011 IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows| 6.3.0.0 – 6.3.0.2_iFix011 Remediation/Fixes IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading … Affected Product(s)| Version(s)| Remediation / Fix —|—|— IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows| 6.2.0.0 – 6.2.0.6_iFix011| Apply 6.2.0.6_iFix012, available on Fix Central IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows| 6.3.0.0 – 6.3.0.2_iFix011| Apply 6.3.0.2_iFix012, available on Fix Central Workarounds and Mitigations…Read More

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