Security Bulletin
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2014-0230, CVE-2014-7810,CVE-2014-0227) reported in Apache Tomcat v6 that is used by WebSphere Cast Iron Solution
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2014-0230
DESCRIPTION: Apache Tomcat is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by missing limitations on request body size. By sending a specially crafted request to the server, an attacker could keep a connection open and force Tomcat to keep a processing thread allocated to the connection.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/102131 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
CVEID: CVE-2014-7810
DESCRIPTION: Apache Tomcat could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the use of expression language. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the protections of a Security Manager.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/103155 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
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
This vulnerability affects all versions of the product
WebSphere Cast Iron v 7.0,0,x,
WebSphere Cast Iron v 6.4.0.x
WebSphere Cast Iron v 6.3.0.x
WebSphere Cast Iron v 6.1.0.x
WebSphere Cast Iron v 6.0.0.x
Remediation/Fixes
|
Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| Cast Iron Appliance | 7.* | LI78610 | iFix 7.0.0.2-CUMUIFIX-013 |
| Cast Iron Appliance | 6.4.0.x | LI78610 | iFix 6.4.0.1-CUMUIFIX-029 |
| Cast Iron Appliance | 6.3.0.x | LI78610 | iFix 6.3.0.2-CUMUIFIX-014 |
| Cast Iron Appliance | 6.1.0.x | LI78610 | iFix 6.1.0.15-CUMUIFIX-21 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
Customers on Cast Iron v6.0.0.x should contact IBM Support for migrating to one of the remediated releases as Cast Iron v6.0.0.x EOS was April 2015.
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References
Change History
<2015/06/24>: Original Copy Published
<2015/06/29>: Updated link for 6.1.0.15 iFix release. Added links to CVEIDs
*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 Information
Modified date:
15 June 2018
UID
swg21960572