Resource management error in IBM FlashSystem 840

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU64581

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0230

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to Apache Tomcat does not properly handle cases where an HTTP response occurs before finishing the reading of an entire request body. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (thread consumption) via a series of aborted upload attempts.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FlashSystem 840 9840-AE1 & 9843-AE1: before 1.1.3.8

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/690585

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.