Denial of service in IBM API Connect



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-1779
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 IBM API Connect
Client/Desktop applications / Office applications

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Denial of service

EUVDB-ID: #VU16026

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1779

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to not setting limits on JSON payload size. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

The vulnerability has been fixed in the version 2018.4.1.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM API Connect: 2018.1 - 2018.3.7

CPE2.3 External links

https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10733851


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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