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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2012.0915 Installation Manager bundles the IBM Eclipse Help System (IEHS) which has a security vulnerability. 25 September 2012 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM Installation Manager Publisher: IBM Operating System: AIX HP-UX Linux variants Solaris Windows Impact/Access: Cross-site Scripting -- Remote with User Interaction Provide Misleading Information -- Remote with User Interaction Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2012-2161 CVE-2012-2159 Reference: ESB-2012.0801 ESB-2012.0693 ESB-2012.0530 Original Bulletin: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21611417 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Installation Manager bundles the IBM Eclipse Help System (IEHS) which has a security vulnerability. Flash (Alert) Document information IBM Installation Manager General information Software version: 1.0, 1.0.0.1, 1.0.0.2, 1.0.0.3, 1.0.0.4, 1.0.0.5, 1.1, 1.1.0.1, 1.1.0.2, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.3.4, 1.3.4.1, 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 1.5, 1.5.0.1, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3 Operating system(s): AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows Reference #: 1611417 Modified date: 2012-09-18 Abstract IBM Installation Manager bundles the IBM Eclipse Help System (IEHS) which has a security vulnerability. Content VULNERABILITY DETAILS: CVE ID: CVE-2012-2159 DESCRIPTION: Some scripts used by the help system are vulnerable to redirects from trusted to untrusted web sites when users click a malicious link. CVSS: CVSS Base Score: 4.3 CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/74832 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) CVE ID: CVE-2012-2161 DESCRIPTION: Some scripts used by the help system are vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks. An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to collect user credentials or cookie data when users click a malicious link. CVSS: CVSS Base Score: 4.3 CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/74833 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) AFFECTED PLATFORMS: Versions 1.5.3 and earlier of Installation Manager are affected. REMEDIATION: The recommended solution is to upgrade Installation Manager to version 1.6. FIX: See instructions for updating Installation Manager here: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24032641 WORKAROUND: 1. Do not use the Graphical User Interface (GUI) 2. If using the GUI, do not access the online help information from Installation Manager. Instead, use the information center documentation hosted on the internet by IBM. For example: http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/install/v1r5/index.jsp For a list of Installation Manager Information Centers, see: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=swg27010911 MITIGATION: Do not access the online help information from Installation Manager until you upgrade to 1.6. REFERENCES: Complete CVSS Guide: http://www.first.org/cvss/cvss-guide.html On-line Calculator V2: http://nvd.nist.gov/cvss.cfm?calculator&adv&version=2 X-Force Vulnerability Database: http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/74832 X-Force Vulnerability Database: http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/74833 CVE-2012-2159: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2159 CVE-2012-2161: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2161 RELATED INFORMATION: IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog *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. 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