Security Bulletin
Summary
A fix is available for IBM SONAS , Apache Tomcat unauthorized access vulnerability
Vulnerability Details
This bulletin relates to vulnerabilities in the Apache Tomcat component which is used to provide the product’s management GUI. The CLI interface is unaffected.
CVEID: CVE-2014-0227
DESCRIPTION: Apache Tomcat is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted request in a malformed chunked header to the Web server to cause multiple processing conflicts on the servers. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to poison the web cache, bypass web application firewall protection, and conduct XSS attacks.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/100751 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM SONAS
All products are affected when running code releases 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5 except for version 1.5.2.0 and above.
Remediation/Fixes
IBM recommends that you fix this vulnerability by upgrading affected versions of IBM SONAS to the following code level or higher:
1.5.2.0
Please contact IBM support for assistance in upgrading your system.
Workarounds and Mitigations
Workaround(s) : None.
Mitigation(s) : Although IBM recommends that you install a level of code with a fix for this vulnerability, you can mitigate, although not eliminate, your risk until you have done so by ensuring that all users who have access to the system are authenticated by another security system such as a firewall.
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References
Change History
30 March 2015: First draft
20 April 2015: Final version
*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
Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.
Internal Use Only
[PSIRT 2818] IBM product record 49474 for SONAS and 49490 for IFS
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
ssg1S1005156