Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Node.js affect IBM Spectrum Control (CVE-2020-8201, CVE-2020-8252)

Security Bulletin

Summary

Node.js is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling and to a buffer overflow which can affect IBM Spectrum Control.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2020-8201
DESCRIPTION: Node.js is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling, caused by CR-to-Hyphen conversion. By sending specially crafted HTTP request headers, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to poison the web cache, bypass web application firewall protection, and conduct XSS attacks.
CVSS Base score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188591 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2020-8252
DESCRIPTION: Node.js is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the libuv's fs.realpath.native. By sending an overly long argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188593 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Spectrum Control	5.3.0.1-5.4.0

Remediation/Fixes

Release	First Fixing VRM Level	Link to Fix
5.4.1	5.4.1	http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21320822#53_0

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

5 Nov 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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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Node.js affect IBM Spectrum Control (CVE-2020-8201, CVE-2020-8252)