IBM5607CF6D04DD77CB50570F4969F7B3DEFF1BEAE93F9CF5B5355BBD8D2BA6EA96Security Bulletin: Netty vulnerability affects IBM Spectrum Control (formerly Tivoli Storage Productivity Center) ( CVE-2019-16869)
0.012 Low
EPSS
Percentile
85.6%
Summary
Netty HTTP request smuggling vulnerability affects IBM Spectrum Control (formerly Tivoli Storage Productivity Center).
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2019-16869
**DESCRIPTION:**Netty before 4.1.42.Final mishandles whitespace before the colon in HTTP headers (such as a “Transfer-Encoding : chunked” line), which leads to HTTP request smuggling.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/167672 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| Spectrum Control | 5.3.0 - 5.3.5 |
Remediation/Fixes
The solution is to apply an appropriate IBM Spectrum Control fix. Click on the download link and follow the Installation Instructions. The solution should be implemented as soon as practicable.
Starting with 5.2.8, Tivoli Storage Productivity Center has been renamed to IBM Spectrum Control.
| Release | First Fixing VRM Level | ** Link to Fix** |
|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | 5.3.6 | <http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21320822#53_0> |
Note: It is always recommended to have a current backup before applying any update procedure.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm spectrum control | eq | 5.3.1 | |
| ibm spectrum control | eq | 5.3.2 | |
| ibm spectrum control | eq | 5.3.3 | |
| ibm spectrum control | eq | 5.3.4 | |
| ibm spectrum control | eq | 5.3.5 |
Related
0.012 Low
EPSS
Percentile
85.6%