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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2016.2832 Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime affect WebSphere Dashboard Framework (CVE-2016-5573, CVE-2016-5597) 30 November 2016 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM WebSphere Dashboard Framework Publisher: IBM Operating System: Linux variants Windows Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2016-5597 CVE-2016-5573 Reference: ESB-2016.2819 ESB-2016.2786 ESB-2016.2785 ESB-2016.2749 Original Bulletin: https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21994184 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime affect WebSphere Dashboard Framework (CVE-2016-5573, CVE-2016-5597) Document information More support for: WebSphere Dashboard Framework Software version: 7.0.1 Operating system(s): Linux, Windows Software edition: All Editions Reference #: 1994184 Modified date: 28 November 2016 Security Bulletin Summary There are vulnerabilities in IBM Runtime Environment Java Version 6 that is used by WebSphere Dashboard Framework. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in October 2016. The vulnerabilities may affect some configurations of products bundled with WebSphere Dashboard Framework. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2016-5573 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded related to the Hotspot component has high confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and high availability impact. CVSS Base Score: 8.3 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118070 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2016-5597 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded related to the Networking component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a high confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors. CVSS Base Score: 5.9 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118071 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:N/A:N) Affected Products and Versions WebSphere Dashboard Framework 7.0.1 Remediation/Fixes Product VRMF APAR Fix WebSphere Dashboard Framework (Windows) 7.0.1 LO90864 Download the fix WebSphere Dashboard Framework (Linux) 7.0.1 LO90865 Download the fix Workarounds and Mitigations None Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins Subscribe to My Notifications 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 18 November 2016 - Original version published *The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. 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