Spoofing attack in IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact

1) Reliance on Reverse DNS Resolution for a Security-Critical Action

EUVDB-ID: #VU27956

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11971

CWE-ID: CWE-350 - Reliance on Reverse DNS Resolution for a Security-Critical Action

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to Apache Camel JMX is vulnerable to DNS rebinding attack. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the application and perform spoofing attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact: 7.1.0 - 7.1.0.26

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-a-security-vulnerability-has-been-identified-in-apache-camel-shipped-with-ibm-tivoli-netcool-impact-cve-2020-11971/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6826749

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.