Security Bulletin: IBM API Connect is vulnerable to denial of service (DoS) via Node.js (CVE-2020-8277)

Summary

IBM API Connect has addressed the following vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2020-8277
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js is vulnerable to a denial of service. By getting the application to resolve a DNS record with a larger number of responses, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger a DNS request for a host of their choice resulting in a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/191755 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

| Version(s)
—|—
IBM API Connect| V10.0.1.1
IBM API Connect| V2018.4.1.0-2018.4.1.13

Remediation/Fixes

IBM API Connect

V2018.4.1.0-2018.4.1.13

| 2018.4.1.15|

LI82024

|

Addressed in IBM API Connect V2018.4.1.15.

All components are impacted.

Follow this link and find the appropriate packages.

http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder

IBM API Connect

V10.0.1.1

| 10.0.1.2|

LI82024

|

Addressed in IBM API Connect V10.0.1.2

All components are impacted.

Follow this link and find the appropriate packages.

http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder

Workarounds and Mitigations

None