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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.0652
Security Bulletin: Denial of Service vulnerability in Apache Commons
FileUpload affects IBM WebSphere Lombardi Edition
2 May 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM WebSphere Lombardi Edition
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
HP-UX
Linux variants
Solaris
Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-0050
Reference: ESB-2014.0649
ESB-2014.0633
ESB-2014.0628
ESB-2014.0292
ESB-2014.0171
ESB-2014.0167
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21670400
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Security Bulletin: Denial of Service vulnerability in Apache Commons FileUpload
affects IBM WebSphere Lombardi Edition
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
WebSphere Lombardi Edition
Security
Software version:
7.1, 7.1.0.1, 7.1.0.2, 7.1.0.3, 7.2
Operating system(s):
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Linux zSeries, Linux/x86, Platform Independent, Solaris,
Windows, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Software edition:
All Editions
Reference #:
1670400
Modified date:
2014-04-30
Summary
A security vulnerability exists in the open source library Apache Commons
FileUpload that is shipped with and used by IBM WebSphere Lombardi Edition.
Vulnerability Details
By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker might exploit this
vulnerability to cause the application to enter into an infinite loop.
CVE-2014-0050
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
CVSS Temporal Score: http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/90987
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
WebSphere Lombardi Edition 7.1.0, 7.2.0
Remediation/Fixes
Install APAR IC99466 as appropriate for your current version of IBM WebSphere
Lombardi Edition.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
References
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
Apache Commons FileUpload change report
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
*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.
Disclaimer
According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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