Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container may be vulnerable to multiple denial of service through the Node.js runtime

Summary

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container may be vulnerable to denial of service attacks due to CVE-2021-23840, CVE-2021-22883 and CVE-2021-22884 in the Node.js runtime used by the Dashboard and Designer UIs and by the Integration Server runtime when running App Connect Enterprise flows

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-23840
**DESCRIPTION:**OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an integer overflow in CipherUpdate. By sending an overly long argument, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196848 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2021-22884
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when the allowlist includes "localhost6". By controlling the victim's DNS server or spoofing its responses, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the DNS rebinding protection mechanism using the "localhost6" domain and cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/197191 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2021-22883
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a file descriptor leak. By making multiple attempts to connect with an 'unknownProtocol', an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to lead to an excessive memory usage and cause the system to run out of memory.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/197190 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 1.0, 1.2 and 1.3 CD

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container to Operator version 1.4.0 (available in CASE 1.4.0) or higher, and ensure that all components are at 11.0.0.12-r1 or higher.

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 1.1 LTS

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 1.1.1 EUS (available in CASE 1.1.1) or higher, and ensure that all components are at 11.0.0.12-r1-eus or higher.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None