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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.3000
Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM
WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Tivoli Federated Identity
Manager and IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Business
Gateway (CVE-2016-5983)
16 December 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-5983
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995994
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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM
WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Tivoli Federated Identity
Manager and IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Business Gateway
(CVE-2016-5983)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
Tivoli Federated Identity Manager
Software version:
6.2.1, 6.2.2
Operating system(s):
Platform Independent
Reference #:
1995994
Modified date:
16 December 2016
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of IBM Tivoli
Federated Identity Manager and IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Business
Gateway. Information about a security vulnerability affecting IBM WebSphere
Application Server has been published in a security bulletin.
Vulnerability Details
Please 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
Principal Product and Version(s) Affected Supporting Product and Version
IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager 6.2.1 IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0
IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Business
Gateway 6.2.1
IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager 6.2.2 IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5
IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Business
Gateway 6.2.2
Remediation/Fixes
IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager and IBM Tivoli Federated Identity
Manager Business Gateway are affected through IBM WebSphere Application
Server. If you use one of the affected versions of WebSphere, update your IBM
WebSphere Application Server with the appropriate Interim Fix based on
information in the WebSphere security bulletin, Security Bulletin: 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
Security Bulletin: Code execution vulnerability in WebSphere Application
Server (CVE-2016-5983)
Change History
15 December 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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