CVE-2017-1556 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

IBM API Connect 5.0.7.0 through 5.0.7.2 is vulnerable to a regular expression attack that could allow an authenticated attacker to use a regex and cause the system to slow or hang. IBM X-Force ID: 131546.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00465.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm	Api Connect

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:api_connect:5.0.7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:api_connect:5.0.7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:api_connect:5.0.7.2:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-10572	IBM API Connect 5.0.7.0 through 5.0.7.2 is vulnerable to a regular expression attack that could allow an authenticated attacker to use a regex and cause the system to slow or hang. IBM X-Force ID: 131546.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22008315
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100831
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/131546

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2017-09-13T18:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:51:42.744Z

Reserved: 2016-11-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-1556

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-09-13T18:29:00.213

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-1556

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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