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Security Bulletin: IBM Rational Build Forge is affected by Apache HTTP Server version used in it. (CVE-2021-44790)

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM Rational Build Forge version 8.0 - 8.0.0.20 is affected by CVE-2021-44790

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-44790
DESCRIPTION:   Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking in the mod_lua multipart parser called from Lua scripts). By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/215686 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
Build Forge8.0 - 8.0.0.20

Remediation/Fixes

You must download the fix pack specified in the following table and apply it.

Affected Supporting Product(s)

Remediation/Fix

IBM Rational Build Forge 8.0 to 8.0.0.20

Download IBM Rational Build Forge 8.0.0.21.

The fix includes Apache-HTTP-Server-2.4.52

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

17 Jan 2022: 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:
02 March 2022

UID

ibm16555106