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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.1144
Security Bulletin: Invalid input vulnerability in InfoSphere
BigInsights (CVE-2013-3993)
10 July 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM InfoSphere BigInsights
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Red Hat
SUSE
Impact/Access: Unauthorised Access -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2013-3993
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21677445
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Security Bulletin: Invalid input vulnerability in InfoSphere BigInsights
(CVE-2013-3993)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
InfoSphere BigInsights
Software version:
1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.3.0, 1.4.0, 2.0.0, 2.1.0
Operating system(s):
Linux Red Hat - pSeries, Linux Red Hat - xSeries, Linux SUSE - xSeries
Reference #:
1677445
Modified date:
2014-07-03
Summary
Certain APIs within BigInsights can take invalid input that might allow
attackers unauthorized access to read, write, modify, or delete data.
Vulnerability Details
CVE-2013-3993
DESCRIPTION:
Certain BigInsights APIs accept input parameters without parameter
validation. These parameters can be manipulated to point to directories
and files that the user does not have the right to access or that might
contain malicious data/code.
CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 3.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/84982
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM InfoSphere BigInsights version 1.1 through 2.1.0.2
Remediation/Fixes
For version 2.1 and 2.1.0.2: Upgrade to version InfoSphere BigInsights
2.1.0.3
For versions 1.1 through 2.0: Contact customer support.
References
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
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 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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