Security Bulletin
Summary
WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper handling of request headers. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the consumption of memory.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper handling of request headers. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the consumption of Memory.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/156242 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
Remediation/Fixes
| Affected Product/Release | APAR | Fix availability |
| IBM Security Access Manager 8.0 | IJ18778 | 8.0.1.8-ISS-ISAM-IF0002 |
| IBM Security Access Manager 9.0 | IJ18758 | 9.0.7.0-ISS-ISAM-IF0001 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
30 September 2019: First 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
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
30 September 2019
UID
ibm11076589