Security Bulletin: IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services is vulnerable to a denial of service due to Eclipse Jetty (CVE-2024-22201)

Summary

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services uses Eclipse Jetty. This bulletin identifies the steps to take to address the vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2024-22201
**DESCRIPTION:**Eclipse Jetty is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw when an HTTP/2 connection gets TCP congested. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to stop accepting new connections from valid clients, and results in a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/284253 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

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.

Product(s)|Version(s)|**Remediation
**
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IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services| 6.0| Apply 6.1.0.24, 6.2.0.23, 6.3.0.7 available on Fix Central
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services| 6.1| Apply 6.1.0.24, available on Fix Central
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services| 6.2| Apply 6.2.0.23, available on Fix Central
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services| 6.3| Apply 6.3.0.7, available on Fix Central

Workarounds and Mitigations

None