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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.3078
Security Bulletin: A vulnerability exists in Watson Explorer Analytical
Components, Watson Explorer Annotation Administration Console, Watson
Content Analytics, and IBM Content Analytics
23 December 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Watson Content Analytics
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Windows
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-5986 CVE-2016-5983 CVE-2016-5597
Reference: ASB-2016.0095
ESB-2016.3029
ESB-2016.3017
ESB-2016.3016
ESB-2016.3000
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995924
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996061
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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities exist in Watson Explorer Analytical
Components, Watson Explorer Annotation Administration Console, and Watson
Content Analytics
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
Watson Explorer
Software version:
10.0.0, 11.0.0, 11.0.1
Operating system(s):
AIX, Linux, Windows
Software edition:
Advanced
Reference #:
1995924
Modified date:
20 December 2016
Summary
Security vulnerabilities have been identified in IBM Watson Explorer
Analytical Components, Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation
Administration Console, and IBM Watson Content Analytics.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:
CVE-2016-5986
DESCRIPTION:
IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the
improper handling of responses under certain conditions. An attacker could
exploit this vulnerability to gain server identification information.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116556
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
CVEID:
CVE-2016-5983
DESCRIPTION:
IBM WebSphere Application Server could allow remote attackers to execute
arbitrary Java code with a serialized object from untrusted sources.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116468
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
To see which vulnerabilities apply to your product and version, see the
applicable row in the following table.
Affected Product Affected Versions Applicable Vulnerabilities
Watson Explorer Analytical Components 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1 CVE-2016-5986
CVE-2016-5983
Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1 CVE-2016-5986
CVE-2016-5983
Watson Explorer Analytical Components 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.2 CVE-2016-5986
CVE-2016-5983
Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.2 CVE-2016-5986
CVE-2016-5983
Watson Content Analytics 3.5.0.4 CVE-2016-5983
Watson Content Analytics 3.5.0.0 - 3.5.0.3 CVE-2016-5986
CVE-2016-5983
Remediation/Fixes
For information about fixes, see the applicable row in the following table.
The table reflects product names at the time the specified versions were
released. To use the links to Fix Central in this table, you must first log
in to the IBM Support: Fix Central site at
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
.
Affected Product Affected Versions Vulnerability Fix
Watson Explorer Analytical Components 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1 CVE-2016-5986 Upgrade to Watson Explorer Analytical Components Version 11.0.2. For information about this version, and links to the software and release notes, see the download document. For information about upgrading, see the upgrade procedures.
CVE-2016-5983
Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1 CVE-2016-5986 Upgrade to Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console Version 11.0.2. For information about this version, and links to the software and release notes, see the download document. For information about upgrading, see the upgrade procedures.
CVE-2016-5983
Watson Explorer Analytical Components 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.2 CVE-2016-5986 Important: Perform these steps as a Watson Explorer Analytical Components administrative user, typically esadmin. If not already installed, install V10.0 Fix Pack 2 (see the Fix Pack download document). Download the package from Fix Central: interim fix 10.0.0.2-WS-WatsonExplorer-AEAnalytical-IF002 or later and extract the contents of the fix into a temporary directory. Stop Watson Explorer Analytical Components. Overwrite the old version of esctrl.jar with the fixed version in the $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/lib directory. Remove or rename the $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlp directory. Extract wlp-core-embeddable-16.0.0.3.zip in the $ES_INSTALL_ROOT directory. The wlp directory is created. For example, $ unzip wlp-core-embeddable-16.0.0.3.zip -d $ES_INSTALL_ROOT Run the fix for WebSphere Application Server Liberty profile, 16003-wlp-archive-IFPI62375.jar. For example, $ java -jar 16003-wlp-archive-IFPI62375.jar --installLocation $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlp Note: When you run the fix, use the JVM for which the major version is same as the version that is used by Watson Explorer, and the minor version is the latest minor version. For example, Java 7.0.9.60 for Watson Explorer V10. Using a text editor, set the $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/configurations/interfaces/indexservice__interface.ini classpath to be:
CVE-2016-5983 classpath=es.indexservice.jar,antlr-2.7.2.jar,cloudscape/lib/derbyclient.jar,cloudscape/lib/derby.jar,an_icm.jar,es.dock.jar,oze_search.jar,wlp/dev/api/spec/com.ibm.ws.javaee.servlet.3.0_1.0.14.jar,es.rdf.jar,bcprov-jdk15-1.44.jar,fontbox-1.8.8.jar,jempbox-1.8.8.jar,pdfbox-1.8.8.jar The new classpath replaces:
classpath=es.indexservice.jar,antlr-2.7.2.jar,cloudscape/lib/derbyclient.jar,cloudscape/lib/derby.jar,an_icm.jar,es.dock.jar,oze_search.jar,wlp/dev/api/spec/com.ibm.ws.javaee.servlet.3.0_1.0.1.jar,es.rdf.jar,bcprov-jdk15-1.44.jar,fontbox-1.8.8.jar,jempbox-1.8.8.jar,pdfbox-1.8.8.jar After saving the changes, restart Watson Explorer Analytical Components.
Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.2 CVE-2016-5986 Important: Perform these steps as a Watson Explorer Annotation Administration Console administrative user, typically esadmin. If not already installed, install V10.0 Fix Pack 2 (see the Fix Pack download document). Download the package from Fix Central: interim fix 10.0.0.2-WS-WatsonExplorer-<edition>FoundationalAAC-IF002 or later and extract the contents of the fix into a temporary directory. Stop Watson Explorer Annotation Administration Console. Overwrite the old version of esctrl.jar with the fixed version in the $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/lib directory. Remove or rename the $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlp directory. Extract wlp-core-embeddable-16.0.0.3.zip in the $ES_INSTALL_ROOT directory. The wlp directory is created. For example, $ unzip wlp-core-embeddable-16.0.0.3.zip -d $ES_INSTALL_ROOT Run the fix for WebSphere Application Server Liberty profile, 16003-wlp-archive-IFPI62375.jar. For example, $ java -jar 16003-wlp-archive-IFPI62375.jar --installLocation $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlp Note: When you run the fix, use the JVM for which the major version is same as the version that is used by Watson Explorer, and the minor version is the latest minor version. For example, Java 7.0.9.60 for Watson Explorer V10. Using a text editor, set the $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/configurations/interfaces/indexservice__interface.ini classpath to be:
CVE-2016-5983 classpath=es.indexservice.jar,antlr-2.7.2.jar,cloudscape/lib/derbyclient.jar,cloudscape/lib/derby.jar,an_icm.jar,es.dock.jar,oze_search.jar,wlp/dev/api/spec/com.ibm.ws.javaee.servlet.3.0_1.0.14.jar,es.rdf.jar,bcprov-jdk15-1.44.jar,fontbox-1.8.8.jar,jempbox-1.8.8.jar,pdfbox-1.8.8.jar The new classpath replaces:
classpath=es.indexservice.jar,antlr-2.7.2.jar,cloudscape/lib/derbyclient.jar,cloudscape/lib/derby.jar,an_icm.jar,es.dock.jar,oze_search.jar,wlp/dev/api/spec/com.ibm.ws.javaee.servlet.3.0_1.0.1.jar,es.rdf.jar,bcprov-jdk15-1.44.jar,fontbox-1.8.8.jar,jempbox-1.8.8.jar,pdfbox-1.8.8.jar After saving the changes, restart Annotation Administration Console.
Watson Content Analytics 3.5.0.4 CVE-2016-5983 Important: Perform these steps as a Watson Content Analytics administrative user, typically esadmin. Download 16.0.0.3-WS-WLP-IFPI62375 from http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24042712 and extract the contents of the fix into a temporary directory. Stop Watson Content Analytics. Run the fix for WebSphere Application Server Liberty profile, 16003-wlp-archive-IFPI62375.jar. For example, $ java -jar 16003-wlp-archive-IFPI62375.jar --installLocation $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlp Restart Watson Content Analytics.
Watson Content Analytics 3.5.0.0 - 3.5.0.3 CVE-2016-5986 Upgrade to Watson Content Analytics Version 3.5.0.4. For information about this version, and links to the software and release notes, see the download document. For information about upgrading, see the upgrade procedures.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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Change History
20 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
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FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
Cross reference information
Segment Product Component Platform Version Edition
Watson Group Watson Content Analytics AIX, Linux, Windows 3.5, 3.0 All Editions
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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability exists in Watson Explorer Analytical
Components, Watson Explorer Annotation Administration Console, Watson Content
Analytics, and IBM Content Analytics
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
Watson Explorer
Software version:
10.0.0, 11.0.0, 11.0.1
Operating system(s):
AIX, Linux, Windows
Software edition:
All Editions
Reference #:
1996061
Modified date:
20 December 2016
Summary
A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM Watson Explorer
Analytical Components, IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation
Administration Console, IBM Watson Content Analytics, and IBM Content
Analytics.
Vulnerability Details
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
To see which vulnerabilities apply to your product and version, see the
applicable row in the following table.
Affected Product Affected Versions
Watson Explorer Analytical Components 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1
Watson Explorer Analytical Components 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.2
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.2
Watson Content Analytics 3.5.0.0 - 3.5.0.4
IBM Content Analytics 3.0.0.0 - 3.0.0.6
Remediation/Fixes
For information about fixes, see the applicable row in the following table.
The table reflects product names at the time the specified versions were
released. To use the links to Fix Central in this table, you must first log
in to the IBM Support: Fix Central site at
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
.
Affected Product Affected Versions Fix
Watson Explorer Analytical Components 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1 Upgrade to Watson Explorer Analytical Components Version 11.0.2. For information about this version, and links to the software and release notes, see the download document. For information about upgrading, see the upgrade procedures.
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1 Upgrade to Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console Version 11.0.2. For information about this version, and links to the software and release notes, see the download document. For information about upgrading, see the upgrade procedures.
Watson Explorer Analytical Components 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.2 If not already installed, install V10.0 Fix Pack 2 (see the Fix Pack download document).
If you upgrade to Version 10.0.0.2 after you update IBM Java Runtime, your changes are lost and you must repeat the steps. Download the 32-bit (or 31-bit, if you use Linux on System z) and 64-bit packages of IBM Java Runtime, Version 7 package for your edition (Enterprise or Advanced) and operating system from Fix Central: interim fix 10.0.0.2-WS-WatsonExplorer-<Edition>Analytical-<OS>[32|31]-7SR9FP60 or later. For example, 10.0.0.2-WS-WatsonExplorer-AEAnalytical-Linux-7SR9FP60 and 10.0.0.2-WS-WatsonExplorer-AEAnalytical-Linux32-7SR9FP60. To apply the fix, follow the steps in Updating IBM Java Runtime. Rename $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/lib/activation.jar
to activation.jar.orig
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.2 If not already installed, install V10.0 Fix Pack 2 (see the Fix Pack download document).
If you upgrade to Version 10.0.0.2 after you update IBM Java Runtime, your changes are lost and you must repeat the steps. Download the 32-bit and 64-bit packages of IBM Java Runtime, Version 7 for your edition (Enterprise or Advanced) and your operating system from Fix Central: 10.0.0.2-WS-WatsonExplorer-AEFoundationallAAC-<OS>[32]-7SR9FP60 or later. For example, 10.0.0.2-WS-WatsonExplorer-AEFoundationalAAC-Linux-7SR9FP60 and 10.0.0.2-WS-WatsonExplorer-AEFoundationalAAC-Linux32-7SR9FP60. To apply the fix, follow the steps in Updating IBM Java Runtime. Rename $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/lib/activation.jar
to activation.jar.orig
Watson Content Analytics 3.5.0.0 - 3.5.0.4 If not already installed, install V3.5 Fix Pack 4 (see the Fix Pack download document).
If you upgrade to Version 3.5.0.4 after you update IBM Java Runtime, your changes are lost and you must repeat the steps. Download the 32-bit (or 31-bit, if you use Linux on System z) and 64-bit packages of IBM Java Runtime, Version 7 package for your operating system from Fix Central: interim fix 3.5.0.4-WT-WCA-<OS>[32|31]-7SR9FP60 or later. For example, 3.5.0.4-WT-WCA-Linux-7SR9FP60 and 3.5.0.4-WT-WCA-Linux32-7SR9FP60. To apply the fix, follow the steps in Updating IBM Java Runtime. Rename $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/lib/activation.jar
to activation.jar.orig
IBM Content Analytics 3.0.0.0 - 3.0.0.6 If not already installed, install V3.0 Fix Pack 6 (see the Fix Pack download document).
If you upgrade to Version 3.0.0.6 after you configure IBM Java Runtime, your changes are lost and you must repeat the steps. Download the 32-bit (or 31-bit, if you use Linux on System z) and 64-bit packages of IBM Java Runtime, Version 6 for your operating system from Fix Central: interim fix 3.0.0.6-WT-ICA-<OS>[32|31]-6SR16FP35 or later. For example, 3.0.0.6-WT-ICA-Linux-6SR16FP35 and 3.0.0.6-WT-ICA-Linux32-6SR16FP35. To apply the fix, follow the steps in Updating IBM Java Runtime. Rename $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/lib/activation.jar
to activation.jar.orig
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Change History
20 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.
Cross reference information
Segment Product Component Platform Version Edition
Watson Group Watson Content Analytics AIX, Linux, Windows 3.5, 3.0 All Editions
Product Alias/Synonym
WEX AC ICA WCA
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