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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2012.1014
Open redirect and cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in DB2 products
23 October 2012
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM DB2 Query Management Facility
IBM DataQuant
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Linux variants
Mac OS X
Windows
Solaris
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-2012.0530
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21614444
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21614445
Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) IBM security advisories.
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Security bulletin: Open redirect and cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in
DB2 QMF for Workstation and DB2 QMF for WebSphere help systems (CVE-2012-2159,
CVE-2012-2161)
Flash (Alert)
Abstract
IBM DB2 QMF for Workstation and IBM DB2 QMF for WebSphere make use of the IBM
Eclipse Help System (IEHS), which has the security vulnerabilities described in
this bulletin.
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 VERSIONS/PLATFORMS:
Releases of DB2 QMFTM for Workstation and DB2 QMF for WebSphere currently in
support at the time of this bulletin are affected, including QMF Version 10.1.5
and earlier. The vulnerability affects all currently supported workstation
platforms as well as all browsers currently supported by QMF.
REMEDIATION:
The recommended solution is to apply Fix Pack 6 for DB2 QMF for Workstation &
DB2 QMF for WebSphere Version 10.1 and Fix Pack 19 for DB2 QMF for Workstation
& DB2 QMF for WebSphere Version 9.1 as soon as possible.
FIX:
Download and install DB2 QMF for Workstation & DB2 QMF for WebSphere Version
10.1.6 or DB2 QMF for Workstation & DB2 QMF for WebSphere Version 9.1.19 from
the IBM Fix Packs for DB2 Query Management Facility website to replace the
affected release.
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27009383
WORKAROUND:
None known; replace your current affected version with the fix packs noted in
the Fix section of this bulletin.
MITIGATION:
Do not access the online help information for QMF for Workstation or QMF for
WebSphere until you upgrade to either QMF 9.1.19 or QMF 10.1.6.
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
https://www-304.ibm.com/jct03001c/security/secure-engineering/
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/PSIRT
*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.
Copyright and trademark information
IBM, the IBM logo and ibm.com are trademarks of International Business Machines
Corp., registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. Other product and service
names might be trademarks of IBM or other companies. A current list of IBM
trademarks is available on the Web at "Copyright and trademark information" at
www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml.
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Security bulletin: Open redirect and cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in
IBM DataQuant for z/OS and IBM DataQuant for Multiplatforms help systems
(CVE-2012-2159, CVE-2012-2161)
Flash (Alert)
Abstract
IBM DataQuant for z/OS and IBM DataQuant for Multiplatforms make use of the IBM
Eclipse Help System (IEHS), which has the security vulnerabilities described in
this bulletin.
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 VERSIONS/PLATFORMS:
Releases of IBM DataQuant for z/OS and IBM DataQuant for Multiplatforms
currently in support at the time of this bulletin are affected, including
DataQuant Version 1.2.15 and earlier. The vulnerability affects all currently
supported workstation platforms as well as all browsers currently supported by
DataQuant.
REMEDIATION:
The recommended solution is to apply Fix Pack 16 for Version 1.2 of IBM
DataQuant for z/OS and IBM DataQuant for Multiplatforms as soon as possible.
FIX:
Download and install IBM DataQuant 1.2.16 from the IBM Fix Packs for DataQuant
website to replace the affected release.
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27021887
WORKAROUND:
None known; replace your current affected version with the fix packs noted in
the Fix section of this bulletin.
MITIGATION:
Do not access the online help information for IBM DataQuant until you upgrade
to DataQuant 1.2.16.
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
https://www-304.ibm.com/jct03001c/security/secure-engineering/
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/PSIRT
*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.
Copyright and trademark information
IBM, the IBM logo and ibm.com are trademarks of International Business Machines
Corp., registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. Other product and service
names might be trademarks of IBM or other companies. A current list of IBM
trademarks is available on the Web at "Copyright and trademark information" at
www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml.
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