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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.1530
Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in IBM Notes KeyView PDF Filters
(CVE-2016-0301, CVE-2016-0278, CVE-2016-0279, CVE-2016-0277)
16 June 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Notes
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Linux variants
OS X
Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-0301 CVE-2016-0279 CVE-2016-0278
CVE-2016-0277
Reference: ESB-2016.1442
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21982277
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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in IBM Notes KeyView PDF Filters
(CVE-2016-0301, CVE-2016-0278, CVE-2016-0279, CVE-2016-0277)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
IBM Notes
Security
Software version:
8.5, 8.5.1.5, 8.5.2.4, 8.5.3.6, 9.0, 9.0.1.5
Operating system(s):
Linux, OS X, Windows
Reference #:
1982277
Modified date:
2016-06-15
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities observed in PDF filter of KeyView as used by IBM
Notes.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:
CVE-2016-0277
DESCRIPTION:
IBM Domino is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by an error
in the KeyView PDF filter when parsing a PDF document. By persuading a victim
to open a specially-crafted attachment, a remote attacker could overflow a
buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to
crash.
CVSS Base Score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111136
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID:
CVE-2016-0278
DESCRIPTION:
IBM Domino is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by an error
in the KeyView PDF filter when parsing a PDF document. By persuading a victim
to open a specially-crafted attachment, a remote attacker could overflow a
buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to
crash.
CVSS Base Score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111137
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID:
CVE-2016-0279
DESCRIPTION:
IBM Domino is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by an error
in the KeyView PDF filter when parsing a PDF document. By persuading a victim
to open a specially-crafted attachment, a remote attacker could overflow a
buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to
crash.
CVSS Base Score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111138
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID:
CVE-2016-0301
DESCRIPTION:
IBM Domino is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by an error
in the KeyView PDF filter when parsing a PDF document. By persuading a victim
to open a specially-crafted attachment, a remote attacker could overflow a
buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to
crash.
CVSS Base Score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111413
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Notes 9.0.1 FP5 IF3 and earlier releases
IBM Notes 8.5.3 FP6 IF9 and earlier releases
IBM Notes 9.0 IF4 and earlier releases
IBM Notes 8.5.2 FP4 IF3 and earlier releases
IBM Notes 8.5.1 FP5 IF3 and earlier releases
IBM Notes 8.5 release
Remediation/Fixes
Product Version Link
IBM Notes 9.0.1 FP6 http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24037141
IBM Notes 8.5.3 FP6 IF10 http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21663874
IBM Notes MUI Upgrade Packs 9.0.1 FP6 http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/quickorder?product=ibm%2FLotus%2FLotus+Notes&fixids=NOTES_901FP6_KEYVIEW_MUI_UPDATE_1022
IBM Notes MUI Upgrade Packs 8.5.3 FP6 IF10 http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/quickorder?product=ibm%2FLotus%2FLotus+Notes&fixids=NOTES_853FP6_KEYVIEW_MUI_UPDATE_1022
Customers who remain on the following releases may open a Service Request with
IBM Support and reference SPRs KLYHA73QUC, KLYHA73R7L, KLYHA73RBN and
SSGEA7HBW9 to inquire about custom fixes.
IBM Notes 9.0.1 FP5 IF3 and earlier releases
IBM Notes 9.0 IF4 and earlier releases
IBM Notes 8.5.3 FP6 IF9 and earlier releases
IBM Notes 8.5.2 FP4 IF3 and earlier releases
IBM Notes 8.5.1 FP5 IF3 and earlier releases
IBM Notes 8.5 release
NOTES:
In addition to the above listed releases, if customers need remediation fixes
for MUI, they can request custom MUI fixes on top of the above by
opening a Service Request with IBM Support
To use any of the above versions, KeyView fixes provided in relevant versions
mentioned in the above table must be incorporated.
Workarounds and Mitigations
Users can work around these issues by "Opening" the PDF attachment (which
will use Adobe Acrobat) instead of "Viewing" the attachment. Furthermore,
users can also disable the KeyView PDF viewer.
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References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in IBM Domino Keyview PDF Filters
(CVE-2016-0277, CVE-2016-0278, CVE-2016-0279, CVE-2016-0277)
(technote 1983292)
Acknowledgement
This vulnerability was reported to IBM by Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos.
Change History
6/15: Initial publication.
*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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