Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM API Connect Developer Portal has addressed the following vulnerabilities.
PHP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an endless loop in the php-fpm main process. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust CPU and disk space resources.
Nginx is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a use-after-free when processing CNAME name records. By using specially-crafted CNAME name records, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-9253
DESCRIPTION: PHP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an endless loop in the php-fpm main process. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust CPU and disk space resources.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139816 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2016-0746
DESCRIPTION: Nginx is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a use-after-free when processing CNAME name records. By using specially-crafted CNAME name records, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110282 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
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Affected API Connect |
Affected Versions
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| IBM API Connect | 5.0.0.0-5.0.8.3 |
Remediation/Fixes
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Affected Product |
Addressed in VRMF
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APAR
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Remediation / First Fix
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| IBM API Connect | 5.0.8.3 iFix | LI80092 | Addressed in IBM API Connect V5.0.8.3 iFix. Follow this link and find the "APIConnect-Portal" package, dated on or after 2018/06/03. https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm%7EWebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+API+Connect&release=5.0.8.3&platform=All&function=all |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
08 June 2018: 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.
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Internal Use Only
Advisory ID 11698
Product Record ID 113528
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Document Information
Modified date:
12 August 2021
UID
swg22017103