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Security Bulletin: Apache denial of service vulnerability in QRadar (CVE-2014-0118)

Created by Sean Peppard on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/517833
517833

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.


ProductRemediation/First Fix
QRadar 7.1 MR2QRadar 7.1 MR2 Patch 8
QRadar 7.2.3QRadar 7.2.3 Patch 4

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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*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

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 June 2018

UID

swg21688967