There are multiple vulnerabilities in the Apache Commons Compress library that is used by WebSphere Application Server Liberty. This has been addressed.
CVEID:CVE-2021-35517
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Commons Compress is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out of memory error when allocating large amounts of memory. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted TAR archive, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition against services that use Compress’ tar package.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/205307 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID:CVE-2021-36090
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Commons Compress is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-memory error when large amounts of memory are allocated. By reading a specially-crafted ZIP archive, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition against services that use Compress’ zip package.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/205310 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 Product(s) | Version(s) |
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Log Analysis | 1.3.5.3 |
Log Analysis | 1.3.6.0 |
Log Analysis | 1.3.6.1 |
Log Analysis | 1.3.7.0 |
Log Analysis | 1.3.7.1 |
Principal Product and Version(s) | Fix details |
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IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis version 1.3.5.3, 1.3.6.0, 1.3.6.1, 1.3.7.0 and 1.3.7.1 | 1. For Log Analysis 1.3.5.3 to 1.3.7.0, upgrade the liberty version to WebSphere Application Server Liberty 21.0.0.6 (use wlp-core-all-21.0.0.6.jar) by following these steps. |
2. Apply interim fix (use 21006-wlp-archive-IFPH39418) for the vulnerabilities using this step. |
Ref.: Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apache Commons Compress affect WebSphere Application Server Liberty (CVE-2021-35517, CVE-2021-36090)
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