Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Rational Build Forge is affected by CVE-2021-42340.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-42340
DESCRIPTION: Apache Tomcat is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a memory leak flaw in WebSocket connections. By sending a specially-crafted request using OutOfMemoryError, 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/211354 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) |
| IBM Rational Build Forge | 8.0.0 - 8.0.0.21 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to IBM Rational Build Forge version 8.0.0.22 or above.
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Affected Supporting Product(s) |
Remediation/Fix |
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IBM Rational Build Forge 8.0.0 to 8.0.0.21 |
Download IBM Rational Build Forge 8.0.0.22. The fix includes Apache Tomcat - 9.0.59. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
04 Apr 2022: 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 July 2022
UID
ibm16601277