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Security Bulletin: IBM API Connect is vulnerable to denial of service attacks via https-proxy-agent/newrelic@3.1.0 (CVE-2018-3739)

Created by Sridhar Reddy on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/718999
718999

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM API Connect has addressed the following vulnerability.

Node.js https-proxy-agent module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by passing the auth option to the Buffer constructor without proper sanitization. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the auth parameter to leak memory and cause the application to consume all available CPU resources.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-3739
DESCRIPTION: Node.js https-proxy-agent module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by passing the auth option to the Buffer constructor without proper sanitization. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the auth parameter to leak memory and cause the application to consume all available CPU resources.
CVSS Base Score: 8.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/143928 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product Affected Versions
API Connect 2018.1 - 2018.2.7

Remediation/Fixes

Product VRMF APAR Remediation / First Fix
API Connect 2018.2.8 LI80271

Addressed in IBM API Connect version 2018.2.8

Follow this link and find the "IBM API Connect Management V2018.2.8" package:

http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=ibm%7EWebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+API+Connect&release=2018.2.7&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=portal-images-kubernetes_v2018.2.8,apic-osx_v2018.2.8,apiconnect-analytics_v2018.2.8-Essentials.ova,management-images-kubernetes_v2018.2.8,apiconnect-portal_v2018.2.8.ova,apic-osx_v2018.2.8-Essentials,apiconnect-management_v2018.2.8-Essentials.ova,apiconnect-management_v2018.2.8.ova,apic-win_v2018.2.8,analytics-images-kubernetes_v2018.2.8,apicup-win_v2018.2.8-Essentials,apicup-osx_v2018.2.8-Essentials,apicup-linux_v2018.2.8-Essentials,apic-linux_v2018.2.8-Essentials,apicup-linux_v2018.2.8,apic-linux_v2018.2.8,apiconnect-analytics_v2018.2.8.ova,apicup-osx_v2018.2.8,apicup-win_v2018.2.8,apic-win_v2018.2.8-Essentials&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

03 August 2018: 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Information

Modified date:
06 August 2018

UID

ibm10718999

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