Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2018-1997 (CCN-154774)

Assigned:2017-12-13
Published:2019-04-04
Updated:2019-10-09
Summary:IBM Business Automation Workflow and Business Process Manager 18.0.0.0, 18.0.0.1, and 18.0.0.2 are vulnerable to a denial of service attack. An authenticated attacker might send a specially crafted request that exhausts server-side memory. IBM X-Force ID: 154774.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
5.7 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
3.8 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-noinfo
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2018-1997

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ibm-baw-cve20181997-dos(154774)

Source: XF
Type: VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
ibm-baw-cve20181997-dos (154774)

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 794831 (Business Automation Workflow)
Denial of service vulnerability in IBM Business Automation Workflow (CVE-2018-1997)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10794831

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:18.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:18.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:18.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.6.0:cf1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.6.0:cf2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.7.0:cf2017.06:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.6.0.0:cf2018.03:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:18.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:18.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:18.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm business automation workflow 18.0.0.0
    ibm business automation workflow 18.0.0.1
    ibm business automation workflow 18.0.0.2
    ibm business process manager 8.5.5.0
    ibm business process manager 8.5.6.0
    ibm business process manager 8.5.6.0 cf1
    ibm business process manager 8.5.6.0 cf2
    ibm business process manager 8.5.7.0
    ibm business process manager 8.5.7.0 cf2017.06
    ibm business process manager 8.6.0.0
    ibm business process manager 8.6.0.0 cf2018.03
    ibm business automation workflow 18.0.0.0
    ibm business automation workflow 18.0.0.1
    ibm business automation workflow 18.0.0.2