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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.0294
Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect
WebSphere Cast Iron (CVE-2016-5542, CVE-2016-5573, CVE-2016-5597)
1 February 2017
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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: Administrator Compromise -- Remote with User Interaction
Modify Arbitrary Files -- Remote with User Interaction
Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-5597 CVE-2016-5573 CVE-2016-5542
Reference: ASB-2016.0095
ESB-2017.0272
ESB-2017.0223
ESB-2017.0219
ESB-2017.0209
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998039
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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect WebSphere
Cast Iron (CVE-2016-5542, CVE-2016-5573, CVE-2016-5597)
Security Bulletin
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, 6.4.0.2, 7.0.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2,
7.5.0.0, 7.5.0.1, 7.5.1.0
Operating system(s):
Firmware
Software edition:
Physical, Virtual
Reference #:
1998039
Modified date:
31 January 2017
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition,
Version 7 SR9 FP40 and Version 6 SR16 FP26 used by WebSphere Cast Iron. These
issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in October 2016.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:
CVE-2016-5597
DESCRIPTION:
An unspecified vulnerability 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)
CVEID:
CVE-2016-5542
DESCRIPTION:
An unspecified vulnerability related to the Libraries component has no
confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 3.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118073
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
CVEID:
CVE-2016-5573
DESCRIPTION:
An unspecified vulnerability related to the VM 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)
Affected Products and Versions
WebSphere Cast Iron v 7.5.x.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
Remediation/Fixes
Product VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix
Cast Iron Appliance 7.5.x.x LI79385 iFix 7.5.1.0-CUMUIFIX-006
Cast Iron Appliance 7.0.0.x LI79385 iFix 7.0.0.2-CUMUIFIX-034
Cast Iron Appliance 6.4.0.x LI79385 iFix 6.4.0.1-CUMUIFIX-043
Cast Iron Appliance 6.3.0.x LI79385 iFix 6.3.0.2-CUMUIFIX-024
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3
IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
31 January 2017: 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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