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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.2374
Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in
WebSphere Application Server shipped with WebSphere Remote
Server (CVE-2016-5983)
11 October 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM WebSphere Remote Server
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Windows
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=swg21991984
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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in WebSphere
Application Server shipped with WebSphere Remote Server (CVE-2016-5983)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
WebSphere Remote Server
Software version:
7.0, 7.1, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.5
Operating system(s):
AIX, Linux, Windows
Software edition:
All Editions
Reference #:
1991984
Modified date:
2016-10-07
Summary
WebSphere Application Server is shipped with WebSphere Remote Server.
Information about a security vulnerability affecting WebSphere Application
Server has been published in a security bulletin.
Vulnerability Details
Refer to the security bulletin(s) listed in the Remediation/Fixes section
Affected Products and Versions
WebSphere Remote Server 7.0, 7.1, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.5
Remediation/Fixes
Refer to the following security bulletins for vulnerability details and
information about fixes addressed by WebSphere Application Server which is
shipped with WebSphere Remote Server
Principal Product and Version(s) Affected Supporting Product and Version Affected Supporting Product Security Bulletin
WebSphere Remote Server 7.0, 7.1, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.5 WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 8.5.5,9.0 Code execution vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2016-5983)
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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
7 October 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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