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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.2298
Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM
WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Business
Monitor (CVE-2016-5983)
30 September 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Business Monitor
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Solaris
Windows
z/OS
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-5983
Reference: ESB-2016.2245
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991162
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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM
WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Business Monitor
(CVE-2016-5983)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
IBM Business Monitor
Security
Software version:
7.5, 7.5.0.1, 7.5.1, 7.5.1.1, 7.5.1.2, 8.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.1.1, 8.0.1.2, 8.0.1.3,
8.5.5, 8.5.6, 8.5.7
Operating system(s):
AIX, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS
Reference #:
1991162
Modified date:
2016-09-29
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of IBM Business
Monitor.
Information about a security vulnerability affecting WebSphere Application
Server has been published in a security bulletin.
Vulnerability Details
Consult the security bulletin:
Security Bulletin: Code execution vulnerability in WebSphere Application
Server (CVE-2016-5983)
for vulnerability details and information about fixes.
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Business Monitor V8.5.5, V8.5.6 and V8.5.7
IBM Business Monitor V8.0.1.3
IBM Business Monitor V7.5.1.2
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References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
2016-09-23
*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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