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Security Bulletin: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities Affect IBM WebSphere Application Server for IBM Cloud Private VM Quickstarter

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Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/879109
879109

Security Bulletin


Summary

There are multiple security vulnerabilities that affect the IBM WebSphere Application Server for IBM Cloud Private VM Quickstarter.

There is a potential spoofing vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server. There is a potential denial of service vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1902
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server could allow a remote attacker to spoof connection information which could be used to launch further attacks against the system.
CVSS Base Score: 3.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152531
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper handling of request headers. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the consumption of Memory.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/156242 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)

Affected Products and Versions

These vulnerabilities affect the following versions and releases of IBM WebSphere Application Server for IBM Cloud Private VM Quickstarter

  • 2.0

Remediation/Fixes

For more information on the vulnerabilities  refer to the  IBM WebSphere Application Server bulletins listed below

To obtain these changes for your installation, upgrade IBM WebSphere Application Server for IBM Cloud Private VM Quickstarter to version 3.0 or higher. The service procedure can be found here:
 

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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

29 April 2019 - 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.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
29 April 2019

UID

ibm10879109

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