Security Bulletin
Summary
Public disclosed vulnerability CVE-2018-1324 from Apache Commons affects IBM Spectrum LSF Explorer.
Vulnerability Details
CVE Descriptions
CVEID: CVE-2018-1324
DESCRIPTION: A specially crafted ZIP archive can be used to cause an infinite loop inside of Apache Commons Compress' extra field parser used by the ZipFile and ZipArchiveInputStream classes in versions 1.11 to 1.15. This can be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use Compress' zip package.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140401 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
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<Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| Spectrum LSF Explorer | 10.2 | None | See Remediation and Work around |
Remediation/Fixes
LSF Explorer 10.2
1. Download LSF Explorer 10.2.0.6 installation package from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral.
2. Install the package by LSF Explorer 10.2.0.6 README file.
Workarounds and Mitigations
The only solution is to install product built with fixed Apache Commons.
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References
Change History
May 25, 2018 - v1.0
*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 Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
isg3T1027764