Security Bulletin
Summary
Denial of service vulnerability may affect Apache PDFBox v1.8.15 used by IBM FileNet Content Manager and IBM Enterprise Content Management Text Search.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:
CVE-2018-11797
DESCRIPTION: Apache PDFBox is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw when parsing the page tree. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base Score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150898
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
FileNet Content Manager 5.2.1, 5.5.0, 5.5.1
Remediation/Fixes
To resolve these vulnerabilities, install one of the patch sets listed below to upgrade Apache PDFBox to v1.8.16.
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| FileNet Content Manager |
5.2.1 |
PJ45534
PJ45535 |
5.2.1.7-P8CPE-IF005
- 2/13/2019 |
In the above table, the APAR links will provide more information about the fix.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
13 February, 2019: Original version published
14 February, 2019: Corrected APAR links
*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 February 2019
UID
ibm10734711