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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.0325
Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in International Components for Unicode
(ICU4C) affects IBM InfoSphere DataStage (CVE-2016-7415)
2 February 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM InfoSphere DataStage
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
HP-UX
Linux variants
Solaris
Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-7415
Reference: ASB-2016.0110
ESB-2016.2810
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996973
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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in International Components for Unicode
(ICU4C) affects IBM InfoSphere DataStage (CVE-2016-7415)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
InfoSphere DataStage
Software version:
8.7, 9.1, 11.3, 11.5
Operating system(s):
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
Reference #:
1996973
Modified date:
01 February 2017
Summary
An International Components for Unicode (ICU4C) vulnerability was addressed
by IBM InfoSphere DataStage.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:
CVE-2016-7415
DESCRIPTION:
International Components for Unicode (ICU) is vulnerable to a stack-based
buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the Locale class in
common/locid.cpp. By sending an overly long string, a remote attacker could
overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the
application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/117035
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
The following products, running on all supported platforms, are affected:
IBM InfoSphere Information DataStage: versions 8.7, 9.1, 11.3, and 11.5
IBM InfoSphere Information Server on Cloud: version 11.5
Remediation/Fixes
Product VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix
InfoSphere DataStage, Information Server on Cloud 11.5 JR57228 --Apply IBM InfoSphere DataStage Security patch
InfoSphere DataStage 11.3 JR57228 --Apply IBM InfoSphere DataStage Security patch
InfoSphere DataStage 9.1 JR57228 --Apply IBM InfoSphere DataStage Security patch
InfoSphere DataStage 8.7 JR57228 --Contact IBM Customer Support
Contact Technical Support:
In the United States and Canada dial
1-800-IBM-SERV
View the support
contacts for other countries
outside of the United States.
Electronically
open a Service Request
with Information Server Technical Support.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
01 February 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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