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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability in Node.js affects IBM Voice Gateway

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Summary

This vulnerability could potentially affect the STT and TTS adapter microservices if they are used over the public internet which is not a recommended configuration for production. Consider updating if this scenario is relevant.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-8172
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions. The 'session' event could be emitted before the 'secureConnect' event and possibly allow for the reuse of the TLS session. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass host certificate verification and gain access to the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182814 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
Voice Gateway1.0.6
Voice Gateway1.0.2.4
Voice Gateway1.0.4
Voice Gateway1.0.2
Voice Gateway1.0.5
Voice Gateway1.0.3

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to IBM Voice Gateway 1.0.7

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

20 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:
30 November 2020

Initial Publish date:
20 November 2020

UID

ibm16373668