CVE-2017-1556

MEDIUM

IBM API Connect 5.0.7.0-5.0.7.2 - Authenticated Denial of Service via Regular Expression Attack

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100831
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22008315
VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/131546

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0146
EPSS Percentile 70.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (6)
IBM/API Connect 5.0.7.0
IBM/API Connect 5.0.7.1
IBM/API Connect 5.0.7.2
ibm/api_connect 5.0.7.0
ibm/api_connect 5.0.7.1
ibm/api_connect 5.0.7.2
Published Sep 13, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026