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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.2355
Security Bulletin: Open Source Apache PDFBox Vulnerabilities
in IBM Content Classification
18 September 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Content Classification
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Solaris
Windows
Linux variants
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-2175
Reference: ESB-2017.0335
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991021
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Security Bulletin: Open Source Apache PDFBox Vulnerabilities in IBM Content
Classification
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
Content Classification
Software version:
8.8
Operating system(s):
AIX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
Reference #:
1991021
Modified date:
15 September 2017
Summary
Apache PDFBox could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive
information, caused by a XML external entity (XXE) error when processing XML
data by the XML parser. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to
read arbitrary files on the system or cause a denial of service.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:
CVE-2016-2175
DESCRIPTION:
Apache PDFBox could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive
information, caused by a XML external entity (XXE) error when processing XML
data by the XML parser. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to
read arbitrary files on the system or cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113548
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:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Content Classification Versions 8.8
Remediation/Fixes
Product VRM Remediation
IBM Content Classification 8.8 Use IBM Content Classification 8.8 Interim Fix 8
Workarounds and Mitigations
None. Install the interim fix.
References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
September 15, 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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