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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.0904
Security Bulletin: XML External Entity Processing in Castor might affect
WebSphere Lombardi Editon (CVE-2014-3004)
8 April 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM WebSphere Lombardi Edition
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
Reference: ESB-2015.0630
ESB-2015.0463
ESB-2015.0163
ESB-2014.2431
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21690567
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Security Bulletin: XML External Entity Processing in Castor might affect
WebSphere Lombardi Editon (CVE-2014-3004)
Document information
More support for:
WebSphere Lombardi Edition
Security
Software version:
7.2, 7.2.0.1, 7.2.0.2, 7.2.0.3, 7.2.0.4, 7.2.0.5
Operating system(s):
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Linux zSeries, Linux/x86, Platform Independent, Solaris,
Windows, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Reference #:
1690567
Modified date:
2015-04-02
Security Bulletin
Summary
An XML External Entity Processing vulnerability has been reported for the
Castor open source library that is used in WebSphere Lombardi Edition (WLE).
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3004
Description: Castor Library could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive
information, 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.
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
CVSS Temporal Score:
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/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
WebSphere Lombardi Edition V7.2
Remediation/Fixes
Install the interim fix for APAR JR51672 as appropriate for your current
WebSphere Lombardi Edition version.
WebSphere Lombardi Edition
If you are on earlier unsupported releases, IBM strongly recommends to
upgrade.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Complete CVSS Guide
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Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
2015-04-02 - initial 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
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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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