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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.1351
Security Bulletin:Multiple security vulnerabilities in Open Source Apache
Tomcat affect IBM Cognos Business Viewpoint (CVE-2016-0714 , CVE-2015-5174)
30 May 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Cognos Business Viewpoint
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-0714
Reference: ESB-2016.0440
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21984197
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Security Bulletin:Multiple security vulnerabilities in Open Source Apache
Tomcat affect IBM Cognos Business Viewpoint (CVE-2016-0714 , CVE-2015-5174)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
Cognos Business Viewpoint
Business Viewpoint
Software version:
10.1, 10.1.1
Operating system(s):
Windows
Software edition:
All Editions
Reference #:
1984197
Modified date:
2016-05-27
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in Open Source Apace Tomcat that is used
by IBM Cognos Business Viewpoint, These were disclosed in the 02/22/2016
X-Force Reports. IBM Cognos Business Viewpoint has addressed the applicable
CVEs.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:
CVE-2016-0714
DESCRIPTION:
Apache Tomcat could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions,
caused by an error in multiple session persistence mechanisms. By placing a
malicious object into a session, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability
to bypass a security manager and possibly execute arbitrary code on the
system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110856
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
CVEID:
CVE-2015-5174
DESCRIPTION:
Apache Tomcat could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the
system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing
"dot dot" sequences (/../) in the getResource(), getResourceAsStream() and
getResourcePaths() ServletContext methods to obtain a directory listing for
the directory.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110860
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Cognos Business Viewpoint 10.1 FP1
IBM Cognos Business Viewpoint 10.1.1 FP2
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the fix in one of the 10.1.x versions
listed as soon as practical.
Cognos Business Viewpoint 10.1 and Cognos Business Viewpoint 10.1.1 downloads
IBM Cognos Business Viewpoint 10.1.0 FP1 IF9 Windows
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24042310
IBM Cognos Business Viewpoint 10.1.1 FP2 IF8 Windows
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24042310
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References
Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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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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