Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities were detected in IBM Secure External Authentication Server

Security Bulletin

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Secure External Authentication Server. IBM Secure External Authentication Server has addressed the applicable CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2021-29749
DESCRIPTION: IBM Sterling Secure Proxy is vulnerable to server-side request forgery (SSRF). This may allow an authenticated attacker to send unauthorized requests from the system, potentially leading to network enumeration or facilitating other attacks.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/201777 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2020-7226
DESCRIPTION: Cryptacular is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an excessive memory allocation during a decode operation in CiphertextHeader.java. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175399 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Secure External Authentication Server	6.0.2

Remediation/Fixes

*Product*	*VRMF*	*iFix*	*Remediation/First Fix*
IBM Secure External Authentication Server	6.0.2.0	iFix 2	Fix Central

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

13 Jul 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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Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities were detected in IBM Secure External Authentication Server