IBM Support

Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Apache Commons Compress affects IBM InfoSphere Information Server connectivity componets

Security Bulletin


Summary

A vulnerability in Apache Commons Compress was addressed by IBM InfoSphere Information Server Cloud related connectors.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-11771
DESCRIPTION: Apache Commons Compress is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the failure to return the correct EOF indication after the end of the stream has been reached by the ZipArchiveInputStream method. By reading a specially crafted ZIP archive, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to enter into an infinite loop.
CVSS Base Score: 3.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148429 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

The following product, running on all supported platforms, is affected:
IBM InfoSphere Information Server: version 11.7.1.0
IBM InfoSphere Information Server on Cloud: version 11.7

Remediation/Fixes

Product

VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix
InfoSphere Information Server, Information Server on Cloud 11.7.1 JR61522 --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server Connectivity Security patch
 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins

References

Off

Change History

06 December 2019: 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.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

Internal Use Only

145263

Document Location

Worldwide

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSZJPZ","label":"IBM InfoSphere Information Server"},"Component":"","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"11.7.1","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB10","label":"Data and AI"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
06 December 2019

UID

ibm11086039