CVE-2019-14888: High severity redhat undertow vulnerability

Published Nov 14, 2019
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Updated

A vulnerability was found in the Undertow HTTP server in versions before 2.0.28.SP1 when listening on HTTPS. An attacker can target the HTTPS port to carry out a Denial Of Service (DOS) to make the service unavailable on SSL.

Other sources

A vulnerability was found in the Undertow HTTP server listening on HTTPS. An attacker can target the HTTPS port to carry out a Denial Of Service (DOS) to make the service unavailable on SSL.

Affected Software

86 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/eap7-apache-cxf<0:3.2.11-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.2.11-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-glassfish-jsf<0:2.3.5-6.SP3_redhat_00004.1.el6ea
0:2.3.5-6.SP3_redhat_00004.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate<0:5.3.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:5.3.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate-validator<0:6.0.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:6.0.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-annotations<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-core<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-databind<0:2.9.10.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-dataformats-binary<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-dataformats-text<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-base<0:2.9.10-2.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-2.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-java8<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jberet<0:1.3.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.3.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-ejb-client<0:4.0.27-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:4.0.27-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.3.1-7.Final_redhat_00007.1.el6ea
0:1.3.1-7.Final_redhat_00007.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.7.6-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.7.6-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-netty<0:4.1.42-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:4.1.42-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-picketlink-bindings<0:2.5.5-21.SP12_redhat_00010.1.el6ea
0:2.5.5-21.SP12_redhat_00010.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.28-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.0.28-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-undertow-jastow<0:2.0.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.0.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-weld-core<0:3.0.6-3.Final_redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:3.0.6-3.Final_redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.2.6-5.GA_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:7.2.6-5.GA_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-http-client<0:1.0.18-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.0.18-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-transaction-client<0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-apache-cxf<0:3.2.11-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.2.11-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-glassfish-jsf<0:2.3.5-6.SP3_redhat_00004.1.el7ea
0:2.3.5-6.SP3_redhat_00004.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate<0:5.3.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:5.3.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate-validator<0:6.0.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:6.0.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-annotations<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-core<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-databind<0:2.9.10.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-dataformats-binary<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-dataformats-text<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-base<0:2.9.10-2.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-2.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-java8<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jberet<0:1.3.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.3.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-ejb-client<0:4.0.27-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:4.0.27-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.3.1-7.Final_redhat_00007.1.el7ea
0:1.3.1-7.Final_redhat_00007.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.7.6-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.7.6-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-netty<0:4.1.42-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:4.1.42-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-picketlink-bindings<0:2.5.5-21.SP12_redhat_00010.1.el7ea
0:2.5.5-21.SP12_redhat_00010.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.28-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.0.28-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-undertow-jastow<0:2.0.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.0.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-weld-core<0:3.0.6-3.Final_redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:3.0.6-3.Final_redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.2.6-5.GA_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:7.2.6-5.GA_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-http-client<0:1.0.18-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.0.18-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-transaction-client<0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-apache-cxf<0:3.2.11-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.2.11-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-glassfish-jsf<0:2.3.5-6.SP3_redhat_00004.1.el8ea
0:2.3.5-6.SP3_redhat_00004.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate<0:5.3.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:5.3.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate-validator<0:6.0.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:6.0.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-annotations<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-core<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-databind<0:2.9.10.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-dataformats-binary<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-dataformats-text<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-base<0:2.9.10-2.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-2.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-java8<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jberet<0:1.3.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.3.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-ejb-client<0:4.0.27-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:4.0.27-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.3.1-7.Final_redhat_00007.1.el8ea
0:1.3.1-7.Final_redhat_00007.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.7.6-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.7.6-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-netty<0:4.1.42-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:4.1.42-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-picketlink-bindings<0:2.5.5-21.SP12_redhat_00010.1.el8ea
0:2.5.5-21.SP12_redhat_00010.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.28-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.0.28-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-undertow-jastow<0:2.0.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.0.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-weld-core<0:3.0.6-3.Final_redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:3.0.6-3.Final_redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.2.6-5.GA_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:7.2.6-5.GA_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-http-client<0:1.0.18-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.0.18-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-transaction-client<0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/undertow<2.0.28.
2.0.28.
redhat undertow<=2.0.28
redhat Jboss Data Grid
redhat Jboss Data Grid=7.0.0
redhat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=7.0.0
redhat Jboss Fuse=6.0.0
redhat Jboss Fuse=7.0.0
redhat Single Sign-on=7.0
NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager Linux
NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager Vmware Vsphere
NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager Windows

Remediation

Information

Enable HTTP2 (enable-http2="true") in the undertow's HTTPS settings.

Event History

Nov 14, 2019
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·12:24 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jan 20, 2020
CVE Published
12:00 PM
Jan 23, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:25 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:25 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-14888?

CVE-2019-14888 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) on the Undertow HTTP server.

2

How do I fix CVE-2019-14888?

To fix CVE-2019-14888, upgrade to Undertow version 2.0.28 or later, or apply the appropriate security patches provided by Red Hat.

3

What are the affected versions for CVE-2019-14888?

CVE-2019-14888 affects Undertow versions prior to 2.0.28.SP1 when configured to listen on HTTPS.

4

What type of attack is possible with CVE-2019-14888?

CVE-2019-14888 enables an attacker to perform a Denial of Service (DoS) attack against the server by targeting the HTTPS port.

5

Which products are impacted by CVE-2019-14888?

Products such as Red Hat JBoss EAP, Undertow and related packages are impacted by CVE-2019-14888.

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