Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM i Apache server is affected by the following vulnerabilities CVE-2015-1283 and CVE-2015-3183.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-3183
DESCRIPTION: Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling, caused by a chunk header parsing flaw in the apr_brigade_flatten() function. By sending a specially-crafted request in a malformed chunked header to the Apache HTTP server, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to poison the web cache, bypass web application firewall protection, and conduct XSS attacks.
CVSS Base Score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/104844 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2015-1283
DESCRIPTION: Multiple integer overflows in the XML_GetBuffer function in Expat through 2.1.0, as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89 and other products, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted XML data, a related issue to CVE-2015-2716.
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
Release 6.1, 7.1 and 7.2 of IBM i are affected.
Remediation/Fixes
The issue can be fixed by applying a PTF to the IBM i Operating System.
Releases 6.1, 7.1 and 7.2 of IBM i are supported and will be fixed.
Release 6.1 – SI58001
Release 7.1 – SI57962
Release 7.2 – SI57960
Important note: IBM recommends that all users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to supported and fixed version of affected products.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None known
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References
*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 Information
Modified date:
18 December 2019
UID
nas8N1020941