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JR60499: SECURITY APAR CVE-2018-1997 - VULNERABILITIES IN REST CALL IN WEB PROCESS DESIGNER

Direct links to fixes

8.6.10018002-WS-BPM-IFJR60499
8.6.10018001-WS-BPM-IFJR60499
8.6.0.201803-WS-BPM-IFJR60499
8.6.0.201712-WS-BPM-IFJR60499
8.5.7.201706-WS-BPM-IFJR60499
8.5.6.2-WS-BPM-IFJR60499
8.5.5.0-WS-BPM-IFJR60499
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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • CVEID: CVE-2018-1997
DESCRIPTION: IBM Business Automation Workflow and Business
Process Manager are vulnerable to a denial of service attack. An
authenticated attacker might send a specially crafted request
that exhausts server-side memory.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score:
See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/154774 
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)

PRODUCTS AFFECTED
IBM Business Automation Workflow
IBM Business Process Manager (BPM)
IBM BPM Advanced
IBM BPM Standard
IBM BPM Express

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

  • A vulnerability exists in some Business Automation Workflow REST
 APIs where an HTTP request with long lines could hang the
server and prevent service.

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • A fix that reads the input of the affected APIs in small chunks
and truncates lines that are beyond the expected length is
available for IBM BPM V8.5.5.0, V8.5.6.0 cumulative fix (CF) 2,
V8.5.7.0 CF2017.06, V8.6.0.0 CF2018.12, V8.6.0.0 CF2018.03,
Business Autiomation Workflow 18.0.0.1 and 18.0.0.2, and will be
 included in future releases of Business Automation Workflow.

    



Temporary fix


    

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Comments


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    JR60499
    • 

  • Reported component name
    BUS AUTO WORKFL
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5737H4100
    • 

  • Reported release
    I00
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2019-01-16
    • 

  • Closed date
    2019-04-03
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2025-07-13
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  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

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  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
    

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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    BUS AUTO WORKFL
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5737H4100
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            Modified date:
            

            14 July 2025
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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