Security Bulletin
Summary
App Connect Professional have addressed the following vulnerability reported in GNU C Library.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-35942
DESCRIPTION: GNU C Library (aka glibc) could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a flaw when called with an untrusted, crafted pattern in thewordexp function. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain read arbitrary memory in parse_param (in posix/wordexp.c), or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 7.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/206317 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution | 7.5.4.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| App Connect Professional | 7.5.4.0 | LI82430 | 7540 Fixcentral link |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
13 Dec 2021: Initial Publication
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
15 December 2021
Initial Publish date:
13 December 2021
UID
ibm16526522