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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM HTTP Server affect IBM API Management (CVE-2015-4947 CVE-2015-1283 CVE-2015-1788)

Created by Jim McGarrahan on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/537733
537733

Security Bulletin


Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM HTTP Server 8.5.5.4  that is used by IBM API Management. IBM API Management has addressed the applicable CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-4947
DESCRIPTION:
IBM HTTP Server Administration Server could be vulnerable to a stack buffer overflow, caused by improper handling of user input. An authenticated remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/104912 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2015-1283
DESCRIPTION:
Multiple integer overflows in the XML_GetBuffer function in Expat through 2.1.0, as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89 and other products, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted XML data, a related issue to CVE-2015-2716.
CVSS Base Score: 6.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/104964 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2015-1788
DESCRIPTION:
OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when processing an ECParameters structure over a specially crafted binary polynomial field. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to enter into an infinite loop.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/103778 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM API Management V3.0 and V4.0

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

None

Change History

22 January 2016: 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:
15 June 2018

UID

swg21973795