Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM API Connect has addressed the following vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-15903
DESCRIPTION: In libexpat before 2.2.8, crafted XML input could fool the parser into changing from DTD parsing to document parsing too early; a consecutive call to XML_GetCurrentLineNumber (or XML_GetCurrentColumnNumber) then resulted in a heap-based buffer over-read.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/166560 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)
DESCRIPTION: In libexpat before 2.2.8, crafted XML input could fool the parser into changing from DTD parsing to document parsing too early; a consecutive call to XML_GetCurrentLineNumber (or XML_GetCurrentColumnNumber) then resulted in a heap-based buffer over-read.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/166560 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 API Connect | 2018.1-2018.4.1.7 |
Remediation/Fixes
Affected releases | Fixed in VRMF | APAR | Remediation / First Fix |
---|---|---|---|
IBM API Connect V2018.1-2018.4.1.7 |
v2018.4.1.8 |
LI81254 |
Addressed in IBM API Connect v2018.4.1.8.
All components are impacted.
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Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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Acknowledgement
Change History
17 Dec 2019: 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:
17 December 2019
UID
ibm11137610