Security Bulletin
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified Apache HttpComponents shipped with IBM Cloud Pak System.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: Apache HttpClient 4.x before 4.1.1 in Apache HttpComponents, when used with an authenticating proxy server, sends the Proxy-Authorization header to the origin server, which allows remote web servers to obtain sensitive information by logging this header.
CVSS Base score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66241 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2015-5262
DESCRIPTION: http/conn/ssl/SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java in Apache HttpComponents HttpClient before 4.3.6 ignores the http.socket.timeout configuration setting during an SSL handshake, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (HTTPS call hang) via unspecified vectors.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/106932 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 PureApplication System | 2.3, 2.3.0.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
02 December 2019: Initial Publication
27 December 2019: Updated Release version
*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
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Document Information
Modified date:
06 May 2020
Initial Publish date:
02 December 2019
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ibm11118481