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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.2726
Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in ICU Project ICU4C library affects IBM
Content Collector for SAP Applications V4.0 (CVE-2014-8146, CVE-2014-8147)
30 October 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Content Collector for SAP Applications
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Solaris
Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-8147 CVE-2014-8146
Reference: ASB-2015.0103
ESB-2015.2532
ESB-2015.2462
ESB-2015.2428
ESB-2015.2426
ESB-2015.2002
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21960710
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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in ICU Project ICU4C library affects IBM
Content Collector for SAP Applications V4.0 (CVE-2014-8146, CVE-2014-8147)
Document information
More support for:
Content Collector for SAP Applications
Software version:
4.0.0
Operating system(s):
AIX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
Reference #:
1960710
Modified date:
2015-10-29
Security Bulletin
Summary
Buffer overflow condition in ICU Project ICU4C library affects IBM Content
Collector for SAP Applications.
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8146
Description: ICU Project ICU4C library is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer
overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by resolveImplicitLevels
function of ubidi.c. By sending an overly long string, a local attacker
could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause
the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 4.400
CVSS Temporal Score:
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/102875 for current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8147
Description: ICU Project ICU4C library could allow a local attacker execute
arbitrary code on the system, caused by an error in the resolveImplicitLevels
function of ubidi.c. By sending an overly long string, an attacker could
exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system or
cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 4.400
CVSS Temporal Score:
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/102876 for current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Content Collector for SAP Applications 4.0
Remediation/Fixes
Product VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix
IBM Content Collector for SAP Applications 4.0.0.0 HE12420
Apply ICU update ICU-53.1.0, which is available from Fix Central.
For the download details, see
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24041138
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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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
*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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