Security Bulletin: API Connect minimatch CVE-2017-1556

Summary

API Connect has addressed the following vulnerability.

API Connect is vulnerable to a regular expression attack that could allow an authenticated attacker to use a regex and cause the system to slow or hang.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-1556**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM API Connect is vulnerable to a regular expression attack that could allow an authenticated attacker to use a regex and cause the system to slow or hang.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/131546 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected API Connect

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Affected Versions

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IBM API Connect| 5.0.7.0-5.0.7.2

Remediation/Fixes

Affected Product

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Addressed in VRMF

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APAR

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Remediation / First Fix

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IBM API Connect

5.0.7.0-5.0.7.2| 5.0.8.0| LI79798 | Addressed in IBM API Connect V5.0.8.0.

Follow this link and find the “APIConnect_Management” package:

https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm%7EWebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+API+Connect&release=5.0.7.0&platform=All&function=all