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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2013.1571
Security Bulletin: IBM Platform Symphony (CVE-2013-5387)
5 November 2013
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Platform Symphony
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Windows
Linux variants
Solaris
AIX
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2013-5387
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1020072
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Security Bulletin: IBM Platform Symphony (CVE-2013-5387)
Flash (Alert)
Abstract
Document information
Platform Symphony
Software version:
5.2, 6.1.0, 6.1.1
Operating system(s):
Platform Independent
Reference #:
T1020072
Modified date:
2013-10-30
This bulletin relates to a potential buffer overflow issue that might occur
when a malformed SOAP request is processed by IBM Platform Symphony.
Content
VULNERABILITY DETAILS:
Description: When a large, malformed SOAP request is sent to a Platform
Symphony cluster, it may trigger a buffer overflow issue that causes Platform
Symphony processes to hang or crash.
CVE-2013-5387
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/87109 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS:
IBM Platform Symphony 5.2, 6.1.x
REMEDIATION:
We strongly recommend that you apply the following fix from Fix Central to
avoid this potential security exposure. The fix checks against malformed SOAP
requests and prevents them from triggering the buffer overflow.
Product VRMF Fix Number:
IBM Platform Symphony 5.2 #224501
IBM Platform Symphony 6.1 #224497
IBM Platform Symphony 6.1.1 #224494
Workaround(s):
None
Mitigation(s):
None
REFERENCES:
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
CVE-2013-5387
X-Force Vulnerability Database http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/87109
RELATED INFORMATION:
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
None
CHANGE HISTORY
30 October, 2013 Original Copy Published
*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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the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
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FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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