Security Bulletin
Summary
Open source Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the mod_deflate module as used in IBM QRadar 7.1 MR2 and IBM QRadar 7.2.3
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0118
DESCRIPTION: Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the mod_deflate module. By sending specially-crafted requests, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust all available CPU and memory resources.
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
CVSS Temporal Score: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94675 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
- IBM QRadar 7.1 MR2 Patch 7 or lower
- IBM QRadar 7.2.3 Patch 3 or lower
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the fix for each named product as soon as practical. Please see below for information about the fixes available.
| Product | Remediation/First Fix |
| QRadar 7.1 MR2 | QRadar 7.1 MR2 Patch 8 |
| QRadar 7.2.3 | QRadar 7.2.3 Patch 4 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
*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
swg21688967