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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.2663
Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution is
affected by Apache Tomcat vulnerability (CVE-2016-5388)
8 November 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Network Appliance
Impact/Access: Provide Misleading Information -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-5388
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21992977
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Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution is affected by Apache
Tomcat vulnerability (CVE-2016-5388)
Document information
More support for: WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration
Software version: 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, 7.0.0.3, 7.5.0.0, 7.5.0.1, 7.5.1.0
Operating system(s): Firmware
Reference #: 1992977
Modified date: 07 November 2016
Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability (CVE-2016-5388) 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-2016-5388
DESCRIPTION: Apache Tomcat could allow a remote attacker to redirect HTTP
traffic of CGI application, caused by the failure to protect applications
from the presence of untrusted client data in the HTTP_PROXY environment
variable. By using a specially-crafted Proxy header in a HTTP request, an
attacker could exploit this vulnerability to redirect outbound HTTP traffic
to arbitrary proxy server. This is also known as the "HTTPOXY" vulnerability.
CVSS Base Score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115091 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
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.* LI79259 7.5.1.0-CUMUIFIX-005
Cast Iron Appliance 7.0.0.x LI79259 7.0.0.2-CUMUIFIX-033
Cast Iron Appliance 6.4.0.x LI79259 6.4.0.1-CUMUIFIX-042
Cast Iron Appliance 6.3.0.x LI79259 6.3.0.2-CUMUIFIX-023
Workarounds and Mitigations
Customers on Cast Iron v6.1.0.x should contact IBM Support for migrating to
one of the remediated releases as Cast Iron v6.1.0.x EOS was September 2016.
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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
07 November 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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