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Security Bulletin: IBM Security SiteProtector System is affected by Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM Security SiteProtector System has addressed the following vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2018-20843
DESCRIPTION:   libexpat is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the XML parser. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume all available CPU resources.
CVSS Base score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163073 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Security SiteProtector System3.1.1
IBM Security SiteProtector System3.0.0

Remediation/Fixes

 

ProductVRMFRemediation/First Fix
IBM Security SiteProtector System3.1.1

Apply the appropriate eXPress Updates (XPUs) as identified in the SiteProtector Console Agent view:

UpdateServer_3_1_1_14.pkg
IBM Security SiteProtector System3.0.0

Apply the appropriate eXPress Updates (XPUs) as identified in the SiteProtector Console Agent view:

UpdateServer_3_1_1_14.pkg

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History


27 February 2020: 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.

*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:
27 February 2020

UID

ibm11848723

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