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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2012.0634
IBM Support Assistant Security Advisory and Security Update
2 July 2012
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Support Assistant
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Linux variants
Windows
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Provide Misleading Information -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Cross-site Scripting -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2012-0191 CVE-2012-0187 CVE-2012-0186
CVE-2010-4647 CVE-2008-7271
Reference: ESB-2012.0613
ESB-2011.0542
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21599620
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Security Bulletin: IBM Support Assistant Security Advisory and Security Update
Pack (CVE-2008-7271, CVE-2010-4647, CVE-2012-0186, CVE-2012-0191,
CVE-2012-0187)
Document information
IBM Support Assistant
Workbench
Software version:
4.1
Operating system(s):
Linux, Windows
Software edition:
Workbench
Reference #:
1599620
Modified date:
2012-06-28
Flash (Alert)
Abstract
IBM has identified a total of four vulnerabilities in IBM Support Assistant.
All four vulnerabilities are resolved by the IBM Support Assistant 4.1.3
fixpack.
Content
VULNERABILITY DETAILS Directory Traversal
CVE ID: CVE-2012-0186
DESCRIPTION: Specially-crafted URLs can be sent to the Eclipse Help
component of IBM Support Assistant to disclose the location of private
resources (files). This issue can be tracked by SPR # SAKL7QQG28.
CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/72096 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
VULNERABILITY DETAILS Flawed Access Control Checks for Remote requests to Web
Container
CVE ID: CVE-2012-0191
DESCRIPTION: Malicious users can spoof request headers sent to the IBM
Support Assistant web container exploiting a flaw in access control
checking to make it appear that the request came from localhost. This issue
can be tracked as SPR# SAKL7QQG28 and MSTO89WRX8.
CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/72156 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS String: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
VULNERABILITY DETAILS Microsoft Windows Insecure Library Loading
CVE ID: CVE-2012-0187
DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability in IBM Support Assistant caused by the
Microsoft Windows Insecure Library Loading issue could allow remote code
execution. Users clicking on a known file type from an untrusted and
vulnerable location may inadvertently cause execution of untrusted code on
their system. For more details please reference Microsoft Security Advisory
2269637. This issue can be tracked as SPR# DKLN8K7TEA, RAKA89HPF2,
JKAE893E7R and RAKA899QV5.
CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/72097 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
VULNERABILITY DETAILS Multiple IBM Support Assistant Cross-site Scripting
issues
CVE IDs: CVE-2008-7271, CVE-2010-4647
DESCRIPTION: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the
Help Contents web application (i.e., the Help Server) in Eclipse IDE,
possibly 3.3.2, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or
HTML. These issues can be tracked as SPR# SAKL7QQG28 and JCHC89R945.
CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/64833 and
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/64834 for the current scores
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS String: (AV:R/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
REMEDIATION:
The recommended solution is to apply the fix. To obtain this fix, IBM Support
Assistant customers can use the update component to download and install the
fixpack. The update component can be accessed from the "Update -> Find Updates
To Add-ons..." menu option within the IBM Support Assistant Workbench.
Workaround:
None known, apply fixes.
Mitigation:
None known, apply fixes.
REFERENCES:
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
X-Force Vulnerability Database Eclipse IDE searchWord cross-site scripting
X-Force Vulnerability Database Eclipse IDE query string cross-site scripting
X-Force Vulnerability Database Directory Traversal
X-Force Vulnerability Database Flawed Access Control Checks for Remote
requests to Web Container
X-Force Vulnerability Database Microsoft Windows Insecure Library Loading
CVE-2008-7271
CVE-2010-4647
CVE-2012-0186
CVE-2012-0191
CVE-2012-0187
RELATED INFORMATION:
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
CHANGE HISTORY:
25/06/2012: Initial publication.
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will
ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of
this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the
Reference section of this Flash.
Note: According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST),
the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF ANY
ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
Cross reference information
Segment Product Component Platform
Mobile- Speech and Enterprise Access Lotus Expeditor Client for Desktop Linux, Windows
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