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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.2462.2
Security Bulletin: Fix Available for a Denial of Service
Vulnerability in IBM Notes (CVE-2017-7957)
12 October 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Notes
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Linux variants
Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-7957
Reference: ESB-2017.2276
ESB-2017.1991
ESB-2017.1085
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22005235
Revision History: October 12 2017: remove erronious CVE
October 2 2017: Initial Release
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Security Bulletin: Fix Available for a Denial of Service Vulnerability in IBM
Notes (CVE-2017-7957)
Document information
More support for:
IBM Notes
Software version:
8.5, 8.5.0.1, 8.5.1, 8.5.1.1, 8.5.1.5, 8.5.2, 8.5.2.1, 8.5.2.4, 8.5.3,
8.5.3.1, 8.5.3.6, 9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.1.1, 9.0.1.8
Operating system(s):
Linux, Windows
Reference #:
2005235
Modified date:
28 September 2017
Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Notes has one Denial of Service vulnerability CVE-2017-7957
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:
CVE-2017-7957
DESCRIPTION:
XStream is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper handling
of attempts to create an instance of the primitive type 'void' during
unmarshalling. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause
the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125800
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Notes versions 9.0 and 9.0.1 prior to 9.0.1 Feature Pack 9
IBM Notes versions 8.5, 8.5.1, 8.5.2 and 8.5.3 prior to 8.5.3 Fix Pack 6
Interim Fix 15
Remediation/Fixes
These issues are tracked as SPR# PPUEAMNDJ4.
The fixes were introduced starting in IBM Notes versions 9.0.1 Feature Pack 9
and 8.5.3 Fix Pack 6 Interim Fix 15. See the technotes linked below for the
latest available Fix Packs and Interim Fixes.
Interim Fixes for 9.0.1.x versions of IBM Notes/Domino & add-ons
(technote 1657963)
Download options for Notes/Domino 9.0.1 Fix Packs
(technote 4037141)
Interim Fixes for 8.5.3 Fix Pack 6 IBM Notes, IBM Domino & IBM iNotes
(technote 1663874)
Download options for Notes/Domino 8.5.3 Fix Packs
(technote 4032242)
IBM 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
28 Sep. 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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