Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Watson OpenScale on Cloud Pak for Data has addressed CVE-2020-8277.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-8277
DESCRIPTION: Node.js is vulnerable to a denial of service. By getting the application to resolve a DNS record with a larger number of responses, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger a DNS request for a host of their choice resulting in a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/191755 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) |
| Watson OpenScale | 3.5.0 |
| Watson OpenScale | 3.0.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
Please consult the online documentation, 'Available patches for Watson OpenScale for IBM Cloud Pak for Data', for updates/patches to remediate the vulnerabilities.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
10 Mar 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.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
11 March 2021
Initial Publish date:
10 March 2021
UID
ibm16428923