Security Bulletin
Summary
APM JBoss, APM WebLogic and APM SAP NetWeaver Java™ Stack Agents are vulnerable to Apache Ant(ant-1.7.0.jar, ant-1.8.4.jar) CVE-2021-36373, CVE-2020-1945, CVE-2012-2098, CVE-2020-11979, CVE-2021-36374. The fix includes ant jar upgraded to ant-1.10.13.jar.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-36373
DESCRIPTION: Apache Ant is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-memory error when large amounts of memory are allocated. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted TAR archive, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/205311 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2020-1945
DESCRIPTION: Apache Ant could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the use of an insecure temporary directory to store source files. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information and inject modified source files into the build process.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181875 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-2012-2098
DESCRIPTION: Apache Commons Compress and Apache Ant are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when using bzip2 compression to compress files. By passing specially-crafted input to the BZip2CompressorOutputStream class, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume all available resources.
CVSS Base score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75857 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
CVEID: CVE-2020-11979
DESCRIPTION: Apache Ant could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an insecure temporary file flaw. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject modified source files into the build process.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/189164 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2021-36374
DESCRIPTION: Apache Ant is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-memory error when large amounts of memory are allocated. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted ZIP archive, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/205314 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| APM Agents for Monitoring | all |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading:
| Product Remediation | Fix |
| APM on-premise |
1. APM JBoss Agent release 8.1.4.0.20 (JBoss Agent Version: 08.23.05.00) Download the APM Advanced Agents installer from Passport Advantage. Please refer below link for download instructions: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/capmp/8.1.4?topic=advantage-part-numbers |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
03 Jul 2023: 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
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Modified date:
03 July 2023
UID
ibm17009321