Input validation error in IBM B2B Advanced Communications

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU16786

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000873

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into deserializing of crafted input with specifically very large values in the nanoseconds field of a time value and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Multi-Enterprise Integration Gateway: before 1.0.0.8

B2B Advanced Communications: before 1.0.0.8

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:multi-enterprise_integration_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:b2b_advanced_communications:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6956852

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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