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Security Bulletin: IBM API Connect is affected by Node.js tough-cookie module vulnerability to a denial of service (CVE-2016-1000232)

Security Bulletin


Summary

API Connect has addressed the following vulnerability.

Node.js tough-cookie module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a regular expression error. By using a sufficiently large HTTP request Cookie header, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to consume an overly large amount of CPU resources.

Vulnerability Details


CVEID: CVE-2016-1000232
DESCRIPTION: Node.js tough-cookie module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a regular expression error. By using a sufficiently large HTTP request Cookie header, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to consume an overly large amount of CPU resources.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/119038 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected API Connect

Affected Versions
IBM API Connect5.0.6.0-5.0.6.5
IBM API Connect5.0.7.0-5.0.7.2
IBM API Connect5.0.8.0

Remediation/Fixes

Affected Product

Addressed in VRMF
APAR
Remediation / First Fix
IBM API Connect

5.0.0.0-5.0.6.5		5.0.6.6LI79986Addressed in IBM API Connect V5.0.6.6.

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=5.0.6.5&platform=All&function=all
IBM API Connect

5.0.7.0-5.0.7.2		5.0.8.1LI79986Addressed in IBM API Connect V5.0.8.1.

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=5.0.8.0&platform=All&function=all
IBM API Connect

5.0.8.0		5.0.8.1LI79986Addressed in IBM API Connect V5.0.8.1.

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=5.0.8.0&platform=All&function=all

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

19 February 2018: 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

UID

swg22013088

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