Security Bulletin
Summary
HTTP Server is supported by IBM i. IBM i has addressed the applicable CVEs.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-0190
DESCRIPTION: Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper handling of client negotiations by mod_ssl. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to enter into an infinite loop.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/156005 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2018-17189
DESCRIPTION: Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to a denial of service. By sending request bodies in a slow loris way to plain resources, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service for HTTP/2 connections.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/156007 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2018-17199
DESCRIPTION: Apache HTTP Server could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by checking the session expiry time before decoding the session by mod_session. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to ignore session expiry time and gain access to the application.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/156006 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Release 7.3 of IBM i is affected.
Remediation/Fixes
Release 7.3 of IBM i is supported and will be fixed.
https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
The IBM i PTF number is:
Release 7.3 - SI68962
Important note: IBM recommends that all users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to supported and fixed version of affected products.
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
20 February 2019: Original Version 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:
20 February 2019
UID
ibm10872490