PT-2017-14097 · Ibm · Ibm Api Connect

Published 2017-09-13 · Updated 2017-09-22 · CVE-2017-1556

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM API Connect versions 5.0.7.0 through 5.0.7.2

Description The issue allows an authenticated attacker to use a regular expression and cause the system to slow or hang.

Recommendations For versions 5.0.7.0 through 5.0.7.2, consider restricting the use of regular expressions in API requests to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-1556

Affected Products

Ibm Api Connect

References · 5

• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22008315 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/131546 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1556 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1556 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/100831 · Note