Security Bulletin
Summary
There are vulnerabilities in Websphere Application Server Liberty used by IBM Cloud Pak System. IBM Cloud Pak System has addressed the vulnerability. IBM Cloud Pak System has released v2.3.1.1 with IBM WebSphere Application Server Pattern that supports Websphere Application Server v8.5.5.16, v.9.5.0.1 and Liberty 19.0.0.10.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: The file name encoding algorithm used internally in Apache Commons Compress 1.15 to 1.18 can get into an infinite loop when faced with specially crafted inputs. This can lead to a denial of service attack if an attacker can choose the file names inside of an archive created by Compress.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/165956 for the current score.
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
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
IBM Cloud Pak System | 2.3 |
IBM Cloud Pak System | 2.2 |
Affected Supporting Products
Liberty
Remediation/Fixes
Apply the fix as per Denial of Service in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Security Bulletin
OR
Apply Cloud Pak System v2.3.1.1
Information on upgrading can be found here: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10887959.
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
22 Jan 2020: Initial Publication
*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.
Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
10 February 2023
UID
ibm11281994