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Security Bulletin: IBM API Connect is vulnerable to denial of service (DoS) via etcd (CVE-2020-15106 CVE-2020-15112 CVE-2020-15113)

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM API Connect has addressed the following vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-15106
DESCRIPTION:   etcd is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper data validation in the decodeRecord method. By sending a specially crafted data, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause panic in decodeRecord method,
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/186329 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2020-15112
DESCRIPTION:   etcd is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the ReadAll method in wal/wal.go. By sending a specially crafted data, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a runtime panic.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/186328 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2020-15113
DESCRIPTION:   etcd could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the lack of permission checks in the os.MkdirAll function when a given directory path exists already. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/186327 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM API ConnectAPI Connect V10.0.1.0
IBM API ConnectV2018.4.1.0-2018.4.1.13

Remediation/Fixes


Affected ProductAddressed in VRMFAPARRemediation/First Fix
IBM API Connect 
V2018.4.1.0-2018.4.1.13
2018.4.1.15

LI81877

Addressed in IBM API Connect V2018.4.1.15.

All components are impacted.

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IBM API Connect 
V10.0.1.0
10.0.1.1

LI81877

Addressed in IBM API Connect V10.0.1.1

All components are impacted.

Follow this link and find the packages.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

February 2 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:
02 February 2021

UID

ibm16410854