Security Bulletin: Security vulnerabilities in IBM SDK for Node.js might affect IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Configuration Editor

Summary

Security vulnerabilities have been reported for IBM SDK for Node.js. IBM Business Process Manager includes a stand-alone tool for editing configuration properties files that is based IBM SDK for Node.js.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-1000381**
DESCRIPTION:** c-ares could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an out-of-bounds read in the ares_parse_naptr_reply() function when parsing NAPTR responses. By sending specially crafted DNS response packet, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read memory outside of the given input buffer and cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/128625&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:L/I:N/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2017-11499**
DESCRIPTION:** Node.js is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw related to constant HashTable seeds. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to flood the hash and cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/129465&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

• • IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.5.0 - V8.5.7.0 including cumulative fix 2017.06

Remediation/Fixes

Install IBM Business Process Manager interim fix JR58231 as appropriate for your current IBM Business Process Manager or WebSphere Lombardi Edition version.

• IBM Business Process Manager Advanced
• IBM Business Process Manager Standard
• IBM Business Process Manager Express

For IBM BPM V8.5.7.0 through V8.5.7.0 CF 2017.06

• Install CF 2017.06 and then apply iFix JR58231
  For IBM BPM V8.5.6.0 through V8.5.6.0 CF2
• Install CF2 as required by iFix and then apply iFix JR58231
  For IBM BPM V8.5.5.0
• Apply iFix JR58231

Workarounds and Mitigations

IBM BPM Configuration Editor is a stand-alone tool for editing properties file. Use a standard text file editor instead.