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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.4026
Security Bulletin: Denial of service vulnerability in
WebSphere Application Server Liberty (CVE-2019-12402)
30 October 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM WebSphere Application Server
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
HP-UX
IBM i
Linux variants
Solaris
Windows
z/OS
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-12402
Reference: ESB-2019.3257
Original Bulletin:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1074156
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Security Bulletin: Denial of service vulnerability in WebSphere Application
Server Liberty (CVE-2019-12402)
Document Information
More support for:
WebSphere Application Server
Component:
Liberty
Software version:
All Versions
Operating system(s):
AIX; HP-UX; IBM i; Linux; Solaris; Windows; z/OS
Software edition:
Liberty
Reference #:
1074156
Modified date:
29 October 2019
Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a denial of service vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server
Liberty. This vulnerability has been addressed.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-12402
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: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
165956 for the current score
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
These vulnerabilities affect the following versions and releases of IBM
WebSphere Application Server:
o Liberty
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the interim fix, Fix Pack or PTF
containing the APAR for each named product as soon as practical.
For WebSphere Application Server Liberty using collectiveMember-1.0 or
collectiveController-1.0 feature:
. Apply Fix Pack 19.0.0.9 or later.
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References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
29 October 2019:original document 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.
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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