Security Bulletin
Summary
Security vulnerability affects IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-15756
DESCRIPTION: Pivotal Spring Framework is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper handling of range request by the ResourceHttpRequestHandler. By adding a range header with a high number of ranges, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/151641 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:H)
Affected Products and Versions
The vulnerability applies to the following product and version:
- Watson Explorer Foundational Components versions 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2
- Watson Explorer Foundational Components versions 11.0.2.0 - 11.0.2.4
Remediation/Fixes
Follow these steps to upgrade to the required version of Spring Framework.
The table reflects product names at the time the specified versions were released. To use the links to Fix Central in this table, you must first log in to the IBM Support: Fix Central site at http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/.
| Affected Product | Affected Versions | How to acquire and apply the fix |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Watson Explorer DAE Foundational Components |
12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2 |
Upgrade to Version 12.0.3. See Watson Explorer Version 12.0.3 Foundational Components for download information and instructions. |
| IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components |
11.0.2.0 - 11.0.2.4
|
Upgrade to Version 11.0.2.5. |
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References
Change History
28 June 2019: Updated instruction for Version 12
23 April 2019: 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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Internal Use Only
| Date | Note |
|---|---|
| 28 Jun 2019 | Updated instruction for Version 12 |
| 23 Apr 2019 | Initial publish |
# Note on Apr.23 2019
## WEX FC
* PR:129607, A:14950 (fixed in Spring Frame 4.3.20)
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Document Information
Modified date:
28 June 2019
UID
ibm10882008