Security Bulletin
Summary
A security vulnerability in GO affects IBM Cloud Automation Manager.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-16845
DESCRIPTION: Go Language is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an infinite read loop in ReadUvarint and ReadVarint in encoding/binary. By sending a specially-crafted input, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/186375 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 Cloud Automation Manager | 4.2.0.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
Download IBM Cloud Automation Manager 4.2.0.1 ifix 1 from https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+Cloud+Private&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=icp-cam-3.2.1-build565648&includeSupersedes=0
Follow the instructions in Readme link in https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+Cloud+Private&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=icp-cam-3.2.1-build565648&includeSupersedes=0 to install the ifix 1 to your IBM Cloud Automation Manager 4.2.0.1.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
25 Nov 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:
26 November 2020
UID
ibm16373014