Security Bulletin
Summary
Apache Commons Compress is vulnerable to a denial of service which can affect IBM Spectrum Control (formerly IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center).
Vulnerability Details
Description: Apache Commons Compress is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the internal file name encoding algorithm. By persuading a victim to open specially crafted ZIP archive containing malicious input, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to enter into an infinite loop.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/165956 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product | Affected Versions |
IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center | 5.2.0 - 5.2.7.1 |
IBM Spectrum Control | 5.2.8 - 5.2.17.3 |
IBM Spectrum Control | 5.3.0 - 5.3.3 |
Remediation/Fixes
The solution is to apply an appropriate IBM Spectrum Control fix. Click on the download link and follow the Installation Instructions. The solution should be implemented as soon as practicable.
Starting with 5.2.8, Tivoli Storage Productivity Center has been renamed to IBM Spectrum Control.
Release |
First Fixing
VRM Level
|
Link to Fix/Fix Availability Target |
5.2 | 5.2.17.4 | http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21320822#52_0 |
5.3 | 5.3.4 | http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21320822#53_0 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
20 September 2019 - original version published
*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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Document Information
Modified date:
22 February 2022
UID
ibm11072510