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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.2983
Security Bulletin: IBM Notes is affected by OpenSource
Apache Taglibs Vulnerability (CVE-2015-0254)
15 December 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Notes
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Windows
OS X
Linux variants
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-0254
Reference: ESB-2016.2643
ESB-2016.2112
ESB-2016.1710
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21989475
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Security Bulletin: IBM Notes is affected by OpenSource Apache Taglibs
Vulnerability (CVE-2015-0254)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
IBM Notes Security
Software version:
8.5, 8.5.1, 8.5.2, 8.5.3, 9.0, 9.0.1
Operating system(s):
Linux, OS X, Windows
Reference #:
1989475
Modified date:
14 December 2016
Summary
IBM Expeditor 6.2.3 contains Apache Taglibs. If an Application is developed
that leverages taglibs, this application can itself be vulnerable while
running on top of Notes Client. IBM has addressed this vulnerability by
upgrading the Apache Taglibs version to 1.2.3.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:
CVE-2015-0254
DESCRIPTION:
Apache Standard Taglibs could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary
code on the system, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error
when processing XML data. By sending specially-crafted XML data, an attacker
could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score:
7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/101550 for the current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*:
Undefined
CVSS Vector:
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Notes 9.0.1 FP7 IF1 and earlier release
IBM Notes 9.0 IF4 and earlier release
IBM Notes 8.5.3 FP6 IF12 and earlier release
IBM Notes 8.5.2 FP4 IF3 and earlier release
IBM Notes 8.5.1 FP5 IF3 and earlier release
IBM Notes 8.5 release
Remediation/Fixes
Product Version Link
IBM Notes 9.0.1 Fix Pack 7 IF2
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21657963
IBM Notes 9.0.1 Mac 64-bit IF7
IBM Notes 8.5.3 Fix Pack 6 IF13
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21663874
Customers may open a PMR via the IBM Support Portal and reference SPR
PPUEAAVCSJ for custom fixes.
IBM Notes 9.0.1 FP7 IF1 and earlier release
IBM Notes 9.0 IF4 and earlier release
IBM Notes 8.5.3 FP6 IF12 and earlier release
IBM Notes 8.5.2 FP4 IF3 and earlier release
IBM Notes 8.5.1 FP5 IF3 and earlier release
IBM Notes 8.5 release
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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
14-DEC-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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