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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.2048
Security Bulletin: Apache denial of service vulnerability in
QRadar (CVE-2014-0118)
4 November 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Security QRadar SIEM
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Linux variants
Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-0118
Reference: ASB-2014.0105
ESB-2014.1509
ESB-2014.1444
ESB-2014.1434
ESB-2014.1332
ESB-2014.1237
ESB-2014.1218
ESB-2014.1204
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21688967
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Security Bulletin: Apache denial of service vulnerability in QRadar
(CVE-2014-0118)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
IBM Security QRadar SIEM
Software version:
7.1, 7.2
Operating system(s):
Linux, Windows
Reference #:
1688967
Modified date:
2014-11-03
Summary
Open source Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by
an error in the mod_deflate module as used in IBM QRadar 7.1 MR2 and IBM
QRadar 7.2 MR3
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0118
DESCRIPTION: Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused
by an error in the mod_deflate module. By sending specially-crafted requests,
an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust all available CPU and
memory resources.
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
CVSS Temporal Score: http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/94675 for more
information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM QRadar 7.1 MR2 Patch 7 or lower IBM QRadar 7.2 MR3 Patch 3 or lower
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the fix for each named product as soon as
practical. Please see below for information about the fixes available.
Product Remediation/First Fix
QRadar 7.1 MR2 QRadar 7.1 MR2 Patch 8
QRadar 7.2 MR3 QRadar 7.2 MR3 Patch 4
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
References
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
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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