Security Bulletin
Summary
API Connect has addressed the following vulnerability.
API Connect is vulnerable to a regular expression attack that could allow an authenticated attacker to use a regex and cause the system to slow or hang.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-1556
DESCRIPTION: IBM API Connect is vulnerable to a regular expression attack that could allow an authenticated attacker to use a regex and cause the system to slow or hang.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/131546 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected API Connect | Affected Versions |
| IBM API Connect | 5.0.7.0-5.0.7.2 |
Remediation/Fixes
Affected Product | Addressed in VRMF | APAR | Remediation / First Fix |
| IBM API Connect 5.0.7.0-5.0.7.2 | 5.0.8.0 | LI79798 | Addressed in IBM API Connect V5.0.8.0. Follow this link and find the "APIConnect_Management" package: https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm%7EWebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+API+Connect&release=5.0.7.0&platform=All&function=all |
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References
Change History
11 September 2017: original document published
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Information
Modified date:
15 June 2018
UID
swg22008315