CVE-2022-35639 Denial of service in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager

High 7.5 Published 26 Jul 2022 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Attackers can cause the IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager server to become unresponsive by sending connections of unlimited length.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-35639?

CVE-2022-35639 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager, published on 26 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager 6.1, 6.2, and Cloud 22.2 do not limit the length of a connection which could cause the server to become unresponsive. IBM X-Force ID: 230932.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-35639?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Sterling Partner Engagement Manager, Ibm Sterling Partner Engagement Manager on Cloud.

How do I fix CVE-2022-35639?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-35639 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-35639 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-35639 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g4qp-7gv5-8gq3.