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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2023.6811
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to a
denial of service (CVE-2023-44487)
16 November 2023
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: WebSphere Application Server
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
IBM i
Linux variants
Windows
macOS
z/OS
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2023-44487
Original Bulletin:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7076252
Comment: CVSS (Max): 7.5 CVE-2023-44487 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVSS Source: NIST
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
The following are listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog:
CISA KEV CVE(s): CVE-2023-44487
CISA KEV URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
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Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to a
denial of service (CVE-2023-44487)
Document Information
Document number : 7076252
Modified date : 15 November 2023
Product : WebSphere Application Server
Component : Liberty
Software version : Liberty
Operating system(s): AIX
IBM i
Linux
Windows
z/OS
Mac OS
Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to a denial of service
with the servlet-3.1, servlet-4.0, servlet-5.0, or servlet-6.0 feature with the
HTTP/2 protocol enabled.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2023-44487
DESCRIPTION: Multiple vendors are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by
a Rapid Reset flaw in the HTTP/2 protocol. By sending numerous HTTP/2 requests
and RST_STREAM frames over multiple streams, a remote attacker could consume
excessive server side resources.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
268044 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
+----------------------------------------+------------------+
|Affected Product(s) |Version(s) |
+----------------------------------------+------------------+
|IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty|18.0.0.2-23.0.0.11|
+----------------------------------------+------------------+
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by applying a
currently available interim fix or fix pack that contains the APAR PH57878 . To
determine if a feature is enabled for IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty,
refer to How to determine if Liberty is using a specific feature . To determine
if the HTTP/2 protocol is enabled with Liberty Servlet features see HTTP/2
Support for Liberty.
For IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 18.0.0.2 - 23.0.0.11 using the
servlet-3.1, servlet-4.0, servlet-5.0, or servlet-6.0 feature(s) with the HTTP/
2 protocol enabled:
. Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by interim fix and then apply
Interim Fix PH57878
- --OR--
. Apply Liberty Fix Pack 23.0.0.12 or later (targeted availability 4Q2023).
Additional interim fixes may be available and linked off the interim fix
download page.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
To determine if a feature is enabled for IBM WebSphere Application Server
Liberty, refer to How to determine if Liberty is using a specific feature .
Acknowledgement
Change History
15 Nov 2023: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will
ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of
this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the
Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES ""AS IS"" WITHOUT WARRANTY
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ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY. In addition to other efforts to
address potential vulnerabilities, IBM periodically updates the record of
components contained in our product offerings. As part of that effort, if IBM
identifies previously unidentified packages in a product/service inventory, we
address relevant vulnerabilities regardless of CVE date. Inclusion of an older
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not passed their end-of-support or warranty date. Thus, failure to reference
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does not constitute a determination by IBM that they are unaffected by the
vulnerability. Reference to one or more unsupported versions in this Security
Bulletin shall not create an obligation for IBM to provide fixes for any
unsupported or extended-support products or versions.
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