IBM Process Federation Server up to 19.0.0.3 Global Teams REST API denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in IBM Process Federation Server 18.0.0.1/18.0.0.2/19.0.0.1/19.0.0.2/19.0.0.3. This impacts an unknown function of the component Global Teams REST API. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2020-4325. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM Process Federation Server 18.0.0.1/18.0.0.2/19.0.0.1/19.0.0.2/19.0.0.3. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Global Teams REST API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The IBM Process Federation Server 18.0.0.1, 18.0.0.2, 19.0.0.1, 19.0.0.2, and 19.0.0.3 Global Teams REST API does not properly shutdown the thread pools that it creates to retrieve Global Teams information from the federated systems. As a consequence, the Java Virtual Machine can't recover the memory used by those thread pools, which leads to an OutOfMemory exception when the Process Federation Server Global Teams REST API is used extensively. IBM X-Force ID: 177596.

The weakness was disclosed 04/02/2020 (Website). The advisory is available at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-4325 since 12/30/2019. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/03/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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12/30/2019 🔍
04/02/2020 +94 days 🔍
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Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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CVE: CVE-2020-4325 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-4325
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-152722
X-Force: 177596

Entryinfo

Created: 04/03/2020 10:16
Updated: 05/13/2024 14:17
Changes: 04/03/2020 10:16 (39), 04/03/2020 10:21 (11), 10/07/2020 11:09 (1), 05/13/2024 14:17 (34)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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