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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2017.0590
  Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server
            affects IBM Cognos Metrics Manager (CVE-2016-5983)
                               7 March 2017

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           IBM Cognos Business Intelligence
Publisher:         IBM
Operating System:  AIX
                   Linux variants
                   Solaris
                   Windows
Impact/Access:     Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2016-5983  

Reference:         ESB-2017.0582
                   ESB-2017.0514
                   ESB-2017.0328
                   ESB-2016.2275
                   ESB-2016.2274
                   ESB-2016.2245

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21999722

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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server
affects IBM Cognos Metrics Manager (CVE-2016-5983)

Document information

More support for: Cognos Business Intelligence
Metrics Studio

Software version: 10.2.2

Operating system(s): AIX, Linux, Solaris, Windows

Reference #: 1999722

Modified date: 06 March 2017

Security Bulletin

Summary

A vulnerability has been addressed in the IBM WebSphere Application Server
Liberty Profile component of IBM Cognos Metrics Manager.

Vulnerability Details

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

IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.2

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the fix as soon as practical. As the
fix is in a shared component across the Business Intelligence portfolio,
applying the BI Interim Fix will resolve the issue. Note that the
prerequisites named in the links are also satisfied by an IBM Cognos
Metrics Manager install of the same version.

				Version	Interim Fix
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager	10.2.2	IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.2 Interim Fix 14

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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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: IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server 2017Q1 Security
Updater

Change History

06 March 2107: 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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