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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.0691
Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Websphere Application Server affects
IBM Social Media Analytics (CVE-2015-2017)
15 March 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Social Media Analytics
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Linux variants
Impact/Access: Provide Misleading Information -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-2017
Reference: ESB-2015.2845
ESB-2015.2842
ESB-2015.2841
ESB-2015.2811
ESB-2015.2810
ESB-2015.2775
ESB-2015.2773
ESB-2015.2772
ESB-2015.2724
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21978502
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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Websphere Application Server affects IBM
Social Media Analytics (CVE-2015-2017)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
Social Media Analytics
Software version:
1.3
Operating system(s):
Linux
Reference #:
1978502
Modified date:
2016-03-14
Summary
There is a vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server that could allow
an HTTP response splitting attack in Channel.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:
CVE-2015-2017
DESCRIPTION:
IBM WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to HTTP response splitting
attacks. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using specially-
crafted URL to cause the server to return a split response, once the URL is
clicked. This would allow the attacker to perform further attacks, such as
Web cache poisoning, cross-site scripting, and possibly obtain sensitive
information.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/103991
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Social Media Analytics 1.3
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the following interim fix:
IBM Social Media Analytics 1.3.0 IF17
For users of IBM Social Media Analytics 1.2 IBM recommends upgrading to IBM
Social Media Analytics 1.3.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None known. Apply fixes.
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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
IBM WebSphere Application Server Security bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21966837
Change History
14 March 2016: 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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