Security Bulletin
Summary
The IBM Security SiteProtector System uses Apache Tomcat, which is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2014-0227
DESCRIPTION:
Apache Tomcat is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted request in a malformed chunked header to the Web server to cause multiple processing conflicts on the servers. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to poison the web cache, bypass web application firewall protection, and conduct XSS attacks.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/100751 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Security SiteProtector System 3.0, 3.1.0 and 3.1.1
Remediation/Fixes
Apply the appropriate eXPress Updates (XPUs) as identified in the SiteProtector Console Agent view:
For SiteProtector 3.0:
SiteProtector Core Component: ServicePack3_0_0_7.xpu
For SiteProtector 3.1.0:
SiteProtector Core Component: ServicePack3_1_0_4.xpu
For SiteProtector 3.1.1:
SiteProtector Core Component: ServicePack3_1_1_2.xpu
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
27 March 2015: 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
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 June 2018
UID
swg21699820