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Security Bulletin: IBM Rational Build Forge is vulnerable to a denial of service due to use of Apache Tomcat server (CVE-2022-29885).

Security Bulletin


Summary

Apache Tomcat is used by IBM Rational Build Forge. This fix includes Apache Http Server 9.0.64.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2022-29885
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Tomcat is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an use-after-free flaw in theEncryptInterceptor in an untrusted network. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/226170 for the current score.
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 Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Rational Build Forge8.0.0-8.0.0.22

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to IBM Rational Build Forge version 8.0.0.23 or above.

Affected Supporting Product(s)

Remediation/Fix

IBM Rational Build Forge 8.0.0 to 8.0.0.22

Download IBM Rational Build Forge 8.0.0.23.

The fix includes Apache Tomcat - 9.0.64.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

23 May 2022: 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:
21 July 2022

UID

ibm16606239