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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.2294
Security Bulletin: IBM InfoSphere BigInsights Console uses IBM WebSphere
Application Server (WAS) Liberty profile that could allow a remote attacker
to obtain sensitive information, caused by Bleichenbacher's
attack on XML Encryption (CVE-2015-0226)
2 September 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM InfoSphere BigInsights Console
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Linux variants
Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-0226
Reference: ESB-2015.2245
ESB-2015.1681
ESB-2015.1633
ESB-2015.1632
ESB-2015.1061
ESB-2015.0832
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21965679
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Security Bulletin: IBM InfoSphere BigInsights Console uses IBM WebSphere
Application Server (WAS) Liberty profile that could allow a remote attacker to
obtain sensitive information, caused by Bleichenbacher's attack on XML
Encryption (CVE-2015-0226).
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
IBM BigInsights
Web Console
Software version:
2.0.0, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 3.0, 3.0.0.1, 3.0.0.2
Operating system(s):
Linux
Software edition:
Enterprise Edition
Reference #:
1965679
Modified date:
2015-09-01
Summary
Security Bulletin: IBM InfoSphere BigInsights Console uses IBM WebSphere
Application Server (WAS) Liberty profile. The Apache WSS4J included in WAS
could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by
Bleichenbacher's attack on XML Encryption. By sending a specially-crafted
message, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to decrypt the key and
obtain sensitive information (CVE-2015-0226).
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-0226
DESCRIPTION: Serving servlets by classname is considered a security exposure
and is disabled by default. However, it can be enabled on a per application
basis and this is sometimes used in development with the intent of removing it
before going into production. The problem happens when it is enabled in
development and then not removed for production - as per portal who raised the
problem.
This has been fixed in WebSphere Application server, eWAS, and Liberty under
APAR PI31622
This has been shipped with fixpack 8556.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/100836 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM InfoSphere BigInsights 2.x and 3.x that use IBM WebSphere Application
Server Version 8.5 Liberty profile
Remediation/Fixes
Fix:
1. Stop all BigInsights Services
2. Apply Fix Pack for IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Liberty profile.
Fix needed is: Fix Pack 6 Level 8.5.5.6.
1. WAS References
1. Multiplatform Readme
2. WAS Security Bulletin
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21959083
3. Start all BigInsights Services
Workarounds and Mitigations
None known
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References
Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
1 September 2015: 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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