Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands may be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to CVE-2017-0663 and loss of confidentiality due to CVE-2017-7375

Summary

Libxml2 is not used directly by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container but is present in the operand images as part of the base operating system. Use of libxml2 within IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands may be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution and loss of confidentiality. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerabilities CVE-2017-0663 and CVE-2017-7375 in libxml2.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2017-7375
**DESCRIPTION:**libxml2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by missing validation for external entities in xmlParsePEReference. By sending specially-crafted XML data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/128275 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:CVE-2017-0663
**DESCRIPTION:**Google Android could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a flaw in libxml2. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code within the context of an unprivileged process.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/127292 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0 (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 6.1.0 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.6.0-r1 or higher. Documentation on the upgrade process is available at <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/containers_cd?topic=releases-upgrading-operator&gt;

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 5.0 LTS (Long Term Support)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 5.0.1 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.6.0-r1-lts or higher. Documentation on the upgrade process is available at <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect-contlts?topic=releases-upgrading-operator&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None