Security Bulletin: IBM API Connect V5 is impacted by a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in NTP (CVE-2020-11868)

Summary

IBM API Connect has addressed the following vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2020-11868
**DESCRIPTION:**NTP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in ntpd. By sending a server mode packet with a spoofed source IP address, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to block unauthenticated synchronization resulting in a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/180011 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

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

V5.0.0.0-5.0.8.10

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5.0.8.11

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Addressed in IBM API Connect V5.0.8.11

Management server is impacted.

Follow this link and find the “Management” package:

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

Refer to announce notes for 5.0.8.11 for important details on upgrade: <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6429049&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None