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Security Bulletin: API Connect is vulnerable to denial of service (CVE-2020-16845)

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM API Connect has addressed the following vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-16845
DESCRIPTION:   Go Language is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an infinite read loop in ReadUvarint and ReadVarint in encoding/binary. By sending a specially-crafted input, 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/186375 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)
API ConnectAPI Connect V10.0.0
API ConnectV2018.4.1.0-2018.4.1.12

Remediation/Fixes

 

Affected ProductAddressed in VRMFAPARRemediation/First Fix
IBM API Connect 
V2018.4.1.0-2018.4.1.12
2018.4.1.13

LI81763

Addressed in IBM API Connect V2018.4.1.13.

All components are impacted. 
 
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IBM API Connect 
V10.0.0
 
IBM API Connect 
V10.0.1

LI81763

Addressed in IBM API Connect V10.0.1

All components are impacted.

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Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

07 Oct 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.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
07 October 2020

UID

ibm16344299