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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2016.2275
  Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM
        WebSphere Application Server shipped with WebSphere Sensor
                      Events products (CVE-2016-5983)
                             28 September 2016

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           IBM WebSphere Sensor Events
Publisher:         IBM
Operating System:  AIX
                   Linux variants
                   Windows
Impact/Access:     Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2016-5983  

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991248

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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM
WebSphere Application Server shipped with WebSphere Sensor Events products
(CVE-2016-5983)

Document information

More support for: WebSphere Sensor Events

Software version: 7.0

Operating system(s): AIX, Linux, Windows

Reference #: 1991248

Modified date: 2016-09-27

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of WebSphere
Sensor Events and related products. Information about a security
vulnerability affecting IBM WebSphere Application Server has been published
in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-5983
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server could allow remote attackers to
execute arbitrary Java code with a serialized object from untrusted sources.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116468 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Remediation/Fixes

Consult the security bulletin: Code execution vulnerability in WebSphere
Application Server (CVE-2016-5983) for vulnerability details and information
about 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

*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.

Cross reference information

Segment		Product				Component					Platform		Version		Edition
Safer Planet	IBM Real-Time Asset Locator							AIX, Linux, Windows	7.1
Safer Planet	IBM Real-Time Asset Locator	Maximo Adapter for Real-time Asset Locator	AIX, Linux, Windows	7.1

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