Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a potential denial of service in Apache CXF that is used by WebSphere Application Server.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-12624
DESCRIPTION: Apache CXF is vulnerable to a denial of service. By using a specially crafted message attachment header, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the JAX-WS and JAX-RS services stop responding.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/135095 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:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
Jazz for Service Management version 1.1.0 - 1.1.3
Remediation/Fixes
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Principal Product and Version(s) |
Affected Supporting Product and Version | Affected Supporting Product Security Bulletin |
| Jazz for Service Management version 1.1.0 - 1.1.3 | Websphere Application Server Full Profile 8.5.5 |
Security Bulletin: Denial of Service in Apache CXF used by WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2017-12624) |
Workarounds and Mitigations
Please refer to WAS iFix
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References
Change History
26 November 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
28 November 2018
UID
ibm10742201