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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2014.2431
 Security Bulletin: Multiple IBM InfoSphere Information Server components
            are vulnerable due to the following Castor Library
                       vulnerability (CVE-2014-3004)
                             17 December 2014

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           IBM InfoSphere Information Server
Publisher:         IBM
Operating System:  AIX
                   HP-UX
                   Linux variants
                   Solaris
                   Windows
Impact/Access:     Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2014-3004  

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21691332

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Security Bulletin: Multiple IBM InfoSphere Information Server components are 
vulnerable due to the following Castor Library vulnerability (CVE-2014-3004)

Security Bulletin

Document information

More support for:

InfoSphere Information Server

Software version:

8.5, 8.7, 9.1, 10.0, 11.3.0.0, 11.3.1.0

Operating system(s):

AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows

Reference #:

1691332

Modified date:

2014-12-15

Summary

Castor Library could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information 
in various IBM Information Server components. This is caused by an XML 
External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. By sending 
specially-crafted XML data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to 
obtain sensitive information.

Vulnerability Details

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3004

CVSS:

CVSS Base Score: 5.0

CVSS Temporal Score: http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/93519 for more 
information

CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined

CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

The following products, running on all supported platforms, are affected:

IBM InfoSphere Information Server Information Services Director versions 8.1 
to 9.1

IBM InfoSphere Information Server Business Glossary versions 8.1 to 9.1

IBM InfoSphere Information Server Business Glossary Client for Eclipse 
versions 8.1 to 9.1

IBM InfoSphere Information Server Blueprint Director version 9.1

IBM InfoSphere DataStage XML Pack versions 8.5 to 11.3.1

The following products, running on Linux, are affected:

IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog versions 10.0

IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog for Eclipse versions 10.0

Remediation/Fixes

Product 				VRMF 			APAR 	Remediation/First Fix

InfoSphere DataStage XML Pack 		11.3, 11.3.1 		JR51486 --Apply the IBM InfoSphere DataStage XML Pack Security Patch

InfoSphere Information Governance 
Catalog and Information Governance 
Catalog for Eclipse 			10.0 			JR51486	
								JR51822 Contact IBM customer support to obtain the fix.

InfoSphere Information Server and 
components 				9.1 			JR51486 --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 9.1.2.0
								JR51562 --Apply the IBM InfoSphere Information Server Information Services Framework (ISF) Security Patch
								JR51822 --Apply the IBM InfoSphere Information Server Connector Framework Security Patch
									--Apply the IBM InfoSphere DataStage XML Pack Security Patch
									--Apply the IBM InfoSphere Business Glossary Client for Eclipse Security Patch
									--Apply the IBM InfoSphere Blueprint Director Security Patch

InfoSphere Information Server and 
components 				8.7 			JR51486 --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 8.7 Fix Pack 2
								JR51822 --Apply the IBM InfoSphere Information Server Information Services Framework (ISF) Security Patch
									--Apply the IBM InfoSphere DataStage XML Pack Security Patch
									--Apply the IBM InfoSphere Business Glossary Client for Eclipse Security Patch

InfoSphere Information Server and 
components 				8.5 			JR51486 --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 8.5 Fix Pack 3
								JR51822 --Apply the IBM InfoSphere Information Server Information Services Framework (ISF) Security Patch
									--Apply the IBM InfoSphere DataStage XML Pack Security Patch
									--Apply the IBM InfoSphere Business Glossary Client for Eclipse Security Patch

InfoSphere Information Server and 
components 				8.1 			JR51486 
								JR51822 Contact IBM customer support.

Note: The same fix may be listed under multiple vulnerabilities. Installing 
the fix addresses all vulnerabilities to which the fix applies. Also, some 
fixes require installing both a fix pack and a subsequent patch. While the fix
pack must be installed first, any additional patches required may be installed
in any order.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS Guide

On-line Calculator V2

Related information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal

IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

15 December 2014: Original Version 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 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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