IBM Support

Security Bulletin: Websphere denial-of-service vulnerability affects IBM Control Center (CVE-2019-4720)

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server 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.

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 Products and Versions:

Affected Product(s)

Version(s)

IBM Control Center

6.0.0.0 through 6.0.0.2 iFix08

IBM Control Center

6.1.0.0 through 6.1.2.1 iFix02


Remediation/Fixes

Remediation/Fixes:

Product

VRMF

iFix

Remediation

 IBM Control Center

 6.0.0.2

 iFix09

Fix Central - 6.0.0.2

 IBM Control Center

 6.1.2.1

 iFix02

Fix Central - 6.1.2.1

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins

References

Off

Change History

04 Feb 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.

Disclaimer

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

Document Location

Worldwide

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SS9GLA","label":"IBM Control Center"},"Component":"","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"},{"code":"PF051","label":"Linux on IBM Z Systems"}],"Version":"6.0.0.2, 6.1.2.1, 6.1.3.0 ","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB59","label":"Sustainability Software"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
04 May 2020

UID

ibm16205779