Security Bulletin: IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows is vulnerable to denial of service due to zlib (CVE-2018-25032)

Summary

There is a vulnerability in the zlib library used by IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows. IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows has addressed the applicable issue.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2018-25032
**DESCRIPTION:**Zlib is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a memory corruption in the deflate operation. By using many distant matches, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/222615 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 recommends addressing the possible vulnerability now by upgrading.

4.8

| IT40963| Apply 4.8.0.3_iFix044, available on Fix Central
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows|

6.0

| IT40963| Apply 6.0.0.4_iFix051, available on Fix Central
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows|

6.1

| IT40963| Apply 6.1.0.2_iFix042, available on Fix Central
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows|

6.2

| IT40963| Apply 6.2.0.3_iFix004, available on Fix Central

For unsupported versions IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None