Security Bulletin
Summary
The IBM® Support Assistant Team Server is shipped with the Apache Commons FileUpload™ library which contains a security vulnerability which may lead to a denial of service against IBM Support Assistant Team Server.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2014-0050
DESCRIPTION:
Apache Commons FileUpload and Tomcat are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper handling of Content-Type HTTP header for multipart requests. By sending a specifically-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to enter into an infinite loop.
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90987 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:X/AC:X/Au:X/C:X/I:X/A:X)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Support Assistant v5r0m0
Remediation/Fixes
Apply fixpack 5.0.1. See the fix pack announcement for more information.
Workarounds and Mitigations
none
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References
Change History
11 March 2014: Original Copy Published
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*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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Internal Use Only
The following text should be added to the technote when 5.0.1 is released in the "Remediation/Fixes section:
Apply fixpack 5.0.1 to IBM Support Assistant. See the IBM Support Assistant 5.0.1 technote for more information.
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Document Information
Modified date:
15 June 2018
UID
swg21666799