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Security Bulletin: Novalink is impacted Apache CXF affects middle vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server Liberty (CVE-2019-12406)

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Summary

Novalink uses WebSphere Application Server Liberty. There is Apache CXF affects middle vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server Liberty. This vulnerability has been addressed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2019-12406
DESCRIPTION:   Apache CXF is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the failure to restrict the number of message attachments present in a given message. By sending a specially-crafted message containing an overly large number of message attachments, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/170974 for the current score.
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

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
NovaLink1.0.0.13
NovaLink1.0.0.15

Remediation/Fixes

 

The recommended solution is to upgrade to Novalink version 1.0.0.16

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

07 Sep 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:
07 September 2020

UID

ibm16327189