Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Liberty affects IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights (CVE-2019-4046)

Summary

There is a vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Liberty that are used by IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights 1.3.6 and earlier versions.
IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights has addressed the applicable CVE.

This issue was also addressed by IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2019-4046 DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper handling of request headers. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the consumption of Memory.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/156242&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Please consult the security bulletin Potential denial of service vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2019-4046) for vulnerability details and information about fixes.

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Apply 1.3.6 Interim Fix 2 or later (targeted availability 2Q2019).

Note that for versions earlier than 1.3.6, ONLY the UI component should be updated using this interim fix. Nothing else in the interim fix is relevant to this bulletin.

Refer to the following security bulletin for vulnerability details and information about fixes addressed by IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.