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Security Bulletin: WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a denial of service that affect IBM CICS TX on Cloud

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM CICS TX on Cloud has addressed the following vulnerability reported by IBM® WebSphere Application Server Liberty

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2019-4720
DESCRIPTION:   IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume all available memory. IBM X-Force ID: 172125.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172125 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM CICS TX on Cloud10.1.0.0

Remediation/Fixes

ProductVersionDefectRemediation / First Fix
IBM CICS TX on Cloud10.1.0.0126164Fix Central Link

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

27 Apr 2020: Initial Publication

*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 Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
14 February 2023

UID

ibm16201681