Main Vulnerability Database SB2022012040

SB2022012040 - Denial of service in IBM Rational Build Forge

Published: January 20, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022012040

Severity

Medium

Patch available

YES

Number of vulnerabilities 1

Exploitation vector Remote access

Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Low
Medium
High
Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34798)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected web server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-rational-build-forge-8-0-x-is-affected-by-apache-http-server-version-used-in-it-cve-2021-34798/"
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-rational-build-forge-8-0-x-is-affected-by-apache-http-server-version-used-in-it-cve-2021-34798/</a>
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6541304