Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Liberty that is used by IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights 1.3.6 and earlier versions. IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights has addressed the applicable CVE.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-4720
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume all available memory. IBM X-Force ID: 172125.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172125 for the current score.
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
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights | All |
Remediation/Fixes
Apply 1.3.6 Interim Fix 2 or later
https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm/Tivoli/IBM+SmartCloud+Analytics+-+Predictive+Insights&release=1.3.6
Note that for versions earlier than 1.3.6, ONLY the UI component should be updated using this interim fix. Nothing else in the interim fix is relevant to this bulletin.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
16 Mar 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
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 March 2020
UID
ibm15967735