SB2021033051 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor



SB2021033051 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor

Published: March 30, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021033051
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15168)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to node-fetch does not honor the size option after following a redirect. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.