Security Bulletin: Two ReDoS vulnerabilities in modules included in the Node.js npm tool affect IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software included in Rational Developer for i and Rational Developer for AIX and Linux

Summary

Portions of IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software are shipped as a component of Rational Developer for i (RPG and COBOL + Modernization Tools, Java and EGL editions), and Rational Developer for AIX and Linux.
Two ReDoS vulnerabilities in modules included in the Node.js npm tool shipped by IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software. IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software has addressed the applicable CVEs (2016-2515, 2016-2537).

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-2515**
DESCRIPTION:** Node.JS hawk is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the regular expression implementation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using an overly long header or URI to cause the application to hang.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110819 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:L)

CVEID: CVE-2016-2537**
DESCRIPTION:** Node.js is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the regular expression implementation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a regular expression to block the event loop and cause the application to hang.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110870 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:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product and Version(s)

| Product and Version shipped as a component
—|—
IBM Rational Developer for i v9.1, v9.1.1, v9.1.1.1, v9.5, v9.5.0.1, 9.5.0.2, 9.5.0.3, RPG and COBOL + Modernization Tools, Java Edition| Rational Application Developer 9.1, 9.1.1, 9.5
IBM Rational Developer for i v9.1, v9.1.1 and v9.1.1.1, v9.5, v9.5.0.1, 9.5.0.2, 9.5.0.3, RPG and COBOL + Modernization Tools, EGL Edition| Rational Application Developer 9.1, 9.1.1, 9.5
IBM Rational Developer for AIX and Linux v9.1, v9.1.1, v9.1.1.1 and v9.1.1.2, AIX COBOL Edition| Rational Application Developer 9.1, 9.1.1
IBM Rational Developer for AIX and Linux v9.1, v9.1.1, v9.1.1.1 and v9.1.1.2, C/C++ Edition| Rational Application Developer 9.1, 9.1.1

Remediation/Fixes

Review the Remediation/Fixes section of Security Bulletin: Two ReDoS vulnerabilities in modules included in the Node.js npm too included in Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software (2016-2515, 2016-2537) for instructions on obtaining the fix for this issue.