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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2016.2289
      Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities affect IBM Streams
                             29 September 2016

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           IBM Streams
Publisher:         IBM
Operating System:  Linux variants
Impact/Access:     Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated      
                   Denial of Service               -- Remote/Unauthenticated      
                   Access Confidential Data        -- Remote/Unauthenticated      
                   Provide Misleading Information  -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2016-4449 CVE-2016-4448 CVE-2016-4447
                   CVE-2016-0729 CVE-2016-0359 

Reference:         ESB-2016.1398
                   ESB-2016.0502

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991061
   http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991112
   http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991050

Comment: This bulletin contains three (3) IBM security advisories.

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Security Bulletin:  IBM Streams is affected by Libxml2 vulnerabilities
(CVE-2016-4447, CVE-2016-4448, CVE-2016-4449)

Security Bulletin

Document information

More support for:

IBM Streams

Software version:

1.2, 2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.2.1, 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.1, 4.1.1

Operating system(s):

Linux

Software edition:

All Editions

Reference #:

1991061

Modified date:

2016-09-28

Summary

A set of Libxml2 vulnerabilities were disclosed by the Libxml2 Project.
Libxml2 is used by IBM Streams. IBM Streams has addressed the applicable
CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:

CVE-2016-4447

DESCRIPTION:

libxml2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a heap-based buffer
overflow. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted XML file, a
remote attacker could overflow a buffer and cause the application to crash.

CVSS Base Score: 4.3

CVSS Temporal Score: See

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113522

for the current score

CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined

CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:

CVE-2016-4448

DESCRIPTION:

libxml2 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the
system, caused by a format string error. By using a specially crafted html
file containing malicious format specifiers, a remote attacker could exploit
this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the
application to crash.

CVSS Base Score: 7.3

CVSS Temporal Score: See

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113523

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-2016-4449

DESCRIPTION:

libxml2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused
by a XML external entity (XXE) error when processing XML data by the XML
parser. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain
sensitive information.

CVSS Base Score: 7.5

CVSS Temporal Score: See

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113524

for the current score

CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined

CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Streams Version 4.1.1.1 and earlier

IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 4.0.1.2 and earlier

IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 3.2.1.5 and earlier

IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 3.1.0.7 and earlier

IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 3.0.0.5 and earlier

IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 2.0.0.4 and earlier

IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 1.2.1.0

Remediation/Fixes

NOTE: Fix Packs are available on IBM Fix Central.

Version 4.1.1:

Apply

4.1.1 Fix Pack 2 (4.1.1.2) or higher.

Version 4.0.1:

Contact IBM Technical Support.

Version 3.2.1:

Contact IBM Technical Support.

Version 3.1.0:

Contact IBM Technical Support.

Version 3.0.0:

Contact IBM Technical Support.

Versions 1.2 and 2.0:

For version 1.x and 2.x, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported
version/release/platform of the product. Customers who cannot upgrade and
need to secure their installation should open a PMR with IBM Technical
Support and request assistance securing their InfoSphere Streams system
against the vulnerabilities identified in this Security Bulletin.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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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

22 September 2016: Original version created

*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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Security Bulletin: IBM Streams is affected by Open Source Apache Xerces-C
XML parser Vulnerabilities (CVE-2016-0729)

Security Bulletin

Document information

More support for:

IBM Streams

Software version:

1.2, 2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.2.1, 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.1, 4.1.1

Operating system(s):

Linux

Software edition:

All Editions

Reference #:

1991112

Modified date:

2016-09-28

Summary

IBM Streams is affected by Open Source Apache Xerces-C XML parser
Vulnerabilities. IBM Streams has addressed this vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:

CVE-2016-0729

DESCRIPTION:

Apache Xerces-C XML Parser library is vulnerable to a denial of service,
caused by improper bounds checking during processing and error reporting. By
sending specially crafted input documents, an attacker could exploit this
vulnerability to cause the library to crash or possibly execute arbitrary
code on the system.

CVSS Base Score: 7.3

CVSS Temporal Score: See

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111028

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)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Streams Version 4.1.1.1 and earlier

IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 4.0.1.2 and earlier

IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 3.2.1.5 and earlier

IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 3.1.0.7 and earlier

IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 3.0.0.5 and earlier

IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 2.0.0.4 and earlier

IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 1.2.1.0

Remediation/Fixes

NOTE: Fix Packs are available on IBM Fix Central.

Version 4.1.1:

Apply

4.1.1 Fix Pack 2 (4.1.1.2) or higher.

Version 4.0.1:

Contact IBM Technical Support.

Version 3.2.1:

Contact IBM Technical Support.

Version 3.1.0:

Contact IBM Technical Support.

Version 3.0.0:

Contact IBM Technical Support.

Versions 1.2 and 2.0:

For version 1.x and 2.x, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported
version/release/platform of the product. Customers who cannot upgrade and
need to secure their installation should open a PMR with IBM Technical
Support and request assistance securing their InfoSphere Streams system
against the vulnerabilities identified in this Security Bulletin.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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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

22 September 2016: Original version created

*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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Security Bulletin: IBM Streams may be impacted by a vulnerability in
WebSphere Liberty (CVE-2016-0359)

Security Bulletin

Document information

More support for:

IBM Streams

Software version:

1.2, 2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.2.1, 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.1, 4.1.1

Operating system(s):

Linux

Software edition:

All Editions

Reference #:

1991050

Modified date:

2016-09-28

Summary

There is a HTTP response splitting attack vulnerability in IBM WebSphere
Application Server Liberty which may impact IBM Streams. The IBM Streams team
has addressed this vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:

CVE-2016-0359

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: 6.1

CVSS Temporal Score: See

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111929

for the current score

CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined

CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Streams Version 4.1.1.1 and earlier

IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 4.0.1.2 and earlier

IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 3.2.1.5 and earlier

IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 3.1.0.7 and earlier

IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 3.0.0.5 and earlier

IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 2.0.0.4 and earlier

IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 1.2.1.0

Remediation/Fixes

NOTE: Fix Packs are available on IBM Fix Central.

Version 4.1.1:

Apply

4.1.1 Fix Pack 2 (4.1.1.2) or higher.

Version 4.0.1:

Contact IBM Technical Support.

Version 3.2.1:

Contact IBM Technical Support.

Version 3.1.0:

Contact IBM Technical Support.

Version 3.0.0:

Contact IBM Technical Support.

Versions 1.2 and 2.0:

For version 1.x and 2.x, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported
version/release/platform of the product. Customers who cannot upgrade and
need to secure their installation should open a PMR with IBM Technical
Support and request assistance securing their InfoSphere Streams system
against the vulnerabilities identified in this Security Bulletin.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins

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to be notified of important product support alerts like this.

References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide

On-line Calculator v3

Related information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal

IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

22 September 2016: Original version created

*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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