Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty affects IBM Watson Compare and Comply on IBM Cloud Private

Summary

There is a potential denial of service with the Google Guava library that is used in WebSphere Application Server Liberty which in turn is used by IBM Watson™ Compare and Comply on IBM Cloud Private.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-10237 DESCRIPTION: Google Guava is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper eager allocation checks in the AtomicDoubleArray and CompoundOrdering class. By sending a specially-crafted data, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/142508&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
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

This vulnerability affects IBM Watson Compare and Comply V1.0.4 through V1.1.3.

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to IBM Watson Compare and Comply: Element Classification V1.1.4. To download the software, go to Passport Advantage , search for “compare and comply,” and select IBM Watson Compare and Comply Element Classification Readme Linux English eAssembly, part number CNX9JEN.

For information about this version, see the release notes . For information about deployment, see the deployment procedure .

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.