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23 September 2016

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                               ESB-2016.2237
          Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution is
           affected by Apache Tomcat vulnerability CVE-2015-5174
                             23 September 2016

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           IBM WebSphere Cast Iron
Publisher:         IBM
Operating System:  Network Appliance
Impact/Access:     Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2015-5174  

Reference:         ESB-2016.0440

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21988742

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Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution is affected by Apache
Tomcat vulnerability CVE-2015-5174

Security Bulletin

Document information

More support for:

WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration

Software version:

6.1.0.9, 6.1.0.12, 6.1.0.15, 6.3, 6.3.0.1, 6.3.0.2, 6.4.0.0, 6.4.0.1, 7.0.0,
7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2, 7.5.0.0, 7.5.0.1, 7.5.1.0

Operating system(s):

Firmware

Reference #:

1988742

Modified date:

2016-09-21

Summary

There is a vulnerability CVE-2015-5174 reported in Apache Tomcat v6 that is
used by WebSphere Cast Iron Solution. WebSphere Cast Iron has remediated the
affected versions.

Vulnerability Details

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

This vulnerability affects all versions of the product

WebSphere Cast Iron v 7.5,x,

WebSphere Cast Iron v 7.0,0,x,

WebSphere Cast Iron v 6.4.0.x

WebSphere Cast Iron v 6.3.0.x

WebSphere Cast Iron v 6.1.0.x

Remediation/Fixes

Product              VRMF     APAR     Remediation/First Fix
Cast Iron Appliance  7.5.*    LI78991  iFix7.5.1.0-CUMUIFIX-001
Cast Iron Appliance  7..0*    LI78991  iFix7.0..0.2-CUMUIFIX-028
Cast Iron Appliance  6.4.0.x  LI78991  iFix6.4.0.1-CUMUIFIX-038
Cast Iron Appliance  6.3.0.x  LI78991  iFix6.3.0.2-CUMUIFIX-021
Cast Iron Appliance  6.1.0.x  LI78991  iFix6.1.0.15-CUMUIFIX-028

Workarounds and Mitigations

NA

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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

Change History

21 September 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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