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Security Bulletin: Due to use of IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty, IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager is vulnerable to denial of service and disclosure of sensitive information.

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Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is used by IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager (CVE-2023-44487 and CVE-2023-44483)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2023-44487
DESCRIPTION:   Multiple vendors are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in handling multiplexed streams in the HTTP/2 protocol. By sending numerous HTTP/2 requests and RST_STREAM frames over multiple streams, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service due to server resource consumption.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/268044 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2023-44483
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Santuario could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the storage of a private key in the log files when using the JSR 105 API. By gaining access to the log files, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain the private key information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/269153 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager7.3.0.0 - 7.3.0.11

Remediation/Fixes

To resolve the issue, TADDM's WebSphere Application Server Liberty needs to be upgraded to version 23.0.0.12.
 
The eFix in the table below can be downloaded and applied directly.
 
FixVRMFAPARHow to acquire fix
efix_WLP_PSIRT_230012_FP11230825.zip7.3.0.7 - 7.3.0.11NoneDownload eFix
 
Note:
  • Prior to TADDM 7.3.0.5, Java 7 was used and the upgraded Liberty version requires Java8. Hence, no eFix can be provided for versions before 7.3.0.5.
  • For customers on TADDM FixPack 3 or FixPack 4, recommendation is to upgrade to a later version above FixPack 6, preferably to the FixPack 11  and then follow the steps mentioned above.

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

For customers on TADDM 7.3.0.3 or 7.3.0.4, recommendation is to upgrade to the latest version and then apply the e-fix directly.

 

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Acknowledgement

Change History

31 Jan 2024: 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:
31 January 2024

Initial Publish date:
31 January 2024

UID

ibm17113703