What is CVE-2017-1556?

CVE-2017-1556 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM API Connect, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-09-13.

How severe is CVE-2017-1556?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in IBM API Connect

CVE-2017-1556

IBM API Connect 5.0.7.0 through 5.0.7.2 is vulnerable to a regular expression attack that could allow an authenticated attacker to use a regex and cause the system to slow or hang. IBM X-Force ID: 131546.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.015 (70.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Api Connect — versions 5.0.7.0, 5.0.7.1, 5.0.7.2
Ibm Api_connect — versions 5.0.7.0, 5.0.7.1, 5.0.7.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1556?: CVE-2017-1556 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM API Connect, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-09-13.
How severe is CVE-2017-1556?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.