Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to a denial of service which can affect IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Operations Center.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-4046
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper handling of request headers. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the consumption of Memory. IBM X-Force ID: 156242.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/156242 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center | 8.1.0.000-8.1.8.000 7.1.0.000-7.1.9.200 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Spectrum Protect Operations Center | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | Link to Fix |
| 8.1 | 8.1.8.100 | AIX Linux Windows | https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/patches/opcenter/8.1.8.100 |
| 7.1 | 7.1.9.300 | AIX Linux Windows | https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/patches/opcenter/7.1.9.300 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
15 Nov 2019: 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:
20 December 2019
UID
ibm11107597