Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Cloud Private and IBM Cloud Private Cloud Foundry are vulnerable to multiple security vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-7158
DESCRIPTION: Node.js path module is vulnerable to a denial of service. By sending a specially crafted file path, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a regular expression denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/143449 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2018-7159
DESCRIPTION: Node.js http module could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the acceptance of incorrect Content-Length values, containing spaces within the value, in HTTP headers. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to confuse the script and launch further attacks on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/143448 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:L/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2018-7160
DESCRIPTION: Node.js inspector module could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to properly validate the Host header. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass same-origin policy and conduct a DNS rebinding attack.
CVSS Base Score: 5.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/143447 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Cloud Private 2.1.0
IBM Cloud Private Cloud Foundry 2.1.0
Remediation/Fixes
For the 2.1.0.x releases, upgrade to versions listed below or later
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
14 September 2018: original document 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:
14 September 2018
UID
ibm10718897