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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Node.js affect IBM App Connect Enterprise (CVE-2020-15168)

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Summary

IBM App Connect Enterprise ship with Node.js for which vulnerabilities were reported and have been addressed. Vulnerability details are listed below.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-15168
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js node-fetch module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the failure to honor the size option after following a redirect. By using a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume excessive resource on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188155 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

IBM App connect Enterprise V11 , V11.0.0.0 - V11.0.0.10


Remediation/Fixes

Product
VRMF
APAR
Remediation / Fix
IBM App Connect EnterpriseV11.0.0.0-V11.0.0.10IT35155
The APAR is available in fix pack 11.0.0.11
 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

05 Jan 2021: 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:
05 January 2021

UID

ibm16397690