IBM83E1E2B2D2C32A57D720F6FE75D01B3F25C48EF90B5B053D7D084DED2CAADFA0Security Bulletin: IBM DataPower Gateway vulnerable to DoS due to Node.js Braces module (CVE-2024-4068)
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
Summary
The Braces module is used by IBM DataPower Gateway in its UI
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2024-4068
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js braces module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the failure to limit the number of characters it can handle. leading to a memory exhaustion in lib/parse.js. By sending imbalanced braces as input, the parsing will enter a loop causing the JavaScript heap limit to be reached, and the program will crash.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/290675 for the current score.
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
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| IBM DataPower Gateway 10.5.0 | 10.5.0.0 - 10.5.0.12 |
| IBM DataPower Gateway 10.6.0 | 10.6.0.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Affected Product | Fixed in version | APAR |
|---|---|---|
| IBM DataPower Gateway 10.5.0 | 10.5.0.13 | IT46697 |
| IBM DataPower Gateway 10.6.0 | 10.6.0.1 | IT46697 |
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Affected configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm | datapower_gateway | 10.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Related
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High