Security Bulletin
Summary
Vulnerabilities in Open Source Apache CXF affect IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12624
DESCRIPTION: Apache CXF is vulnerable to a denial of service. By using a specially crafted message attachment header, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the AX-WS and JAX-RS services stop responding.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/135095 for more information
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
TADDM 7.3.0.2 - 7.3.0.4
Remediation/Fixes
There is an eFix prepared on top of the latest released FixPack for TADDM 7.3.0.
| Fix | VRMF | APAR | How to acquire fix |
| efix_TADDM73_CXF3114_FP420171214.zip | 7.3.0.4 | None | Download eFix |
Please get familiar with eFix readme in etc/<efix_name>_readme.txt
Workarounds and Mitigations
The only solution is to apply eFix prepared to specific TADDM version (7.3.0.4). This fix is only tested for TADDM versions 7.3.0.4 and should not be applied at other maintenance levels. Upgrade to the latest maintenance level to apply this fix.
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References
Change History
6-Feb-18: Original version 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:
17 June 2018
UID
swg22013336