Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability in Open Source Apache Tomcat that is used by IBM FlashSystem 840 which allows remote attackers to conduct HTTP request smuggling attacks or cause a denial of service under error scenarios.
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID: 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: 4.300
CVSS Temporal Score: http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/100751for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
FlashSystem 840 MTMs 9840-AE1 and 9843-AE1, code level 1.1.3.7 and earlier are affected. The Service Assist GUI is the only component in the product that uses the Apache Struts library.
Remediation/Fixes
You should verify applying this fix does not cause any compatibility issues.
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| 840 MTMs: 9840-AE1 & 9843-AE1 | A code fix is now available, the VRMF of this code level is 1.1.3.8 (or later) | N/A | No work arounds or mitigations, other than applying this code fix, are known for this vulnerability |
1.1.3.8 is available @ IBM’s Fix Central: 840 fixes, download 1.1.3.8 or later
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
22 July 2015 Original Version Published
*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 February 2023
UID
ssg1S1005187