Security Bulletin
Summary
A potential vulnerability has been identified related to Node.js. Refer to details for additional information.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-8277
DESCRIPTION: Node.js is vulnerable to a denial of service. By getting the application to resolve a DNS record with a larger number of responses, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger a DNS request for a host of their choice resulting in a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/191755 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) |
| WA for ICP | 1.4.2, 1.5.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
Upgrade to the latest (4.0.0) release of WA for CP4D which maintains backward compatibility with the versions listed above.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
27 Jul 2021: Initial Publication
*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 Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
30 July 2021
UID
ibm16475963