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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.0373
Security Bulletin: IBM Datacap Taskmaster Capture ActiveX
Vulnerability (CVE-2014-0879)
20 March 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Datacap Taskmaster Capture
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-0879
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21666888
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Security Bulletin: IBM Datacap Taskmaster Capture ActiveX Vulnerability
(CVE-2014-0879)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
Datacap Taskmaster Capture
Software version:
8.0.1, 8.1.0
Operating system(s):
Windows
Reference #:
1666888
Modified date:
2014-03-13
Summary
Taskmaster Web uses ActiveX controls to perform scanning and to display images
in the browser on the client computer. One of the controls was found
vulnerable to crafted hacking.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2014-0879
DESCRIPTION:
Security vulnerability with Datacap ActiveX installed on client machines.
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/91115 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Affected Products and Versions
Datacap Taskmaster Capture 8.0.1, Datacap Taskmaster Capture 8.1
Remediation/Fixes
Download and apply the Fix Pack 2 from Fix Central for IBM Datacap Taskmaster
Capture v8.1:
(http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24036356)
An interim GA fix will be available for IBM Datacap Taskmaster Capture 8.0.1
in September 2014
References
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Acknowledgement
This vulnerability was reported to IBM by Andrew Brooks.
*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 Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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.
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