IT22120: A VULNERABILITY IN THE NODE.JS COMPONENT OF IBM DATAPOWER GATEWAYS. (CVE-2017-11499)

Fix packs for DataPower Service Gateway version 7.0
Fix packs for DataPower B2B Appliance version 7.0
Fix packs for DataPower Integration Appliance version 7.0
Fix packs for DataPower Gateway version 7.1
Fix packs for DataPower Gateway version 7.2

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error description:
  Node.js is susceptible to hash flooding remote DoS attacks as
  the HashTable seed was constant across a given released version
  of Node.js.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• IBM DataPower Gateways has addressed a possible Denial of
  Service vulnerability in  Node.js (CVE-2017-11499)
  

Problem conclusion

• Fix is available in versions 7.0.0.20, 7.1.0.19, and 7.2.0.16.
  
  For a list of the latest fix packs available, please see:
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21237631
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DATAPOWER

• Fixed component ID

  DP1234567

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSY

     UP

• R710 PSY

     UP

• R720 PSY

     UP