Security Bulletin: IBM API Connect's Developer Portal is impacted by a denial of service vulnerability in MySQL (CVE-2019-2805)

Summary

IBM API Connect has addressed the following vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2019-2805
**DESCRIPTION:**Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Parser). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.44 and prior, 5.7.26 and prior and 8.0.16 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163868 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM API Connect

V5.0.0.0-5.0.8.7

| 5.0.8.7 iFix |

LI81289

|

Addressed in IBM API Connect 5.0.8.7 iFix released on or after 27 January 2020.

Developer Portal is impacted.

Follow this link and find the “Portal” package.

http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder

IBM API Connect

V2018.4.1.0-2018.4.1.9

| 2018.4.1.10 |

LI81289

|

Addressed in IBM API Connect V2018.4.1.10.

Developer Portal is impacted.

Follow this link and find the “Portal” package.

http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder

Workarounds and Mitigations

None