Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Private is vulnerable to Node.js vulnerabilities (CVE-2020-8201, CVE-2020-8252, CVE-2020-8251)

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM Cloud Private is vulnerable to Node.js vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2020-8201
DESCRIPTION: Node.js is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling, caused by CR-to-Hyphen conversion. By sending specially crafted HTTP request headers, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to poison the web cache, bypass web application firewall protection, and conduct XSS attacks.
CVSS Base score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188591 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2020-8252
DESCRIPTION: Node.js is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the libuv's fs.realpath.native. By sending an overly long argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188593 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2020-8251
DESCRIPTION: Node.js is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by delayed unfinished HTTP/1.1 requests submission. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to make the server unable to accept new connections and exhaust all available resources.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188592 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 Private	3.2.1 CD
IBM Cloud Private	3.2.2 CD

Remediation/Fixes

Product defect fixes and security updates are only available for the two most recent Continuous Delivery (CD) update packages

IBM Cloud Private 3.2.1
IBM Cloud Private 3.2.2

For IBM Cloud Private 3.2.1, apply fix pack:

IBM Cloud Private 3.2.1.2012

For IBM Cloud Private 3.2.2, apply fix pack:

IBM Cloud Private 3.2.2.2012

For IBM Cloud Private 3.1.0, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.2.0:

Upgrade to the latest Continuous Delivery (CD) update package, IBM Cloud Private 3.2.2.
If required, individual product fixes can be made available between CD update packages for resolution of problems. Contact IBM support for assistance

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Change History

26 Feb 2021: 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

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Private is vulnerable to Node.js vulnerabilities (CVE-2020-8201, CVE-2020-8252, CVE-2020-8251)