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ESB-2017.2604
Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cognos Metrics Manager
17 October 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Cognos Business Intelligence
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Increased Privileges -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Modify Arbitrary Files -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-10102 CVE-2017-10101 CVE-2017-10096
CVE-2017-10087 CVE-2017-10067 CVE-2017-3544
CVE-2017-3539 CVE-2017-3533 CVE-2017-1376
CVE-2017-1289 CVE-2016-10087 CVE-2016-9843
CVE-2016-9842 CVE-2016-9841 CVE-2016-9840
CVE-2016-4463
Reference: ASB-2017.0078
ASB-2017.0056
ESB-2017.0805
ESB-2017.0492
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004070
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22009441
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22009438
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004076
Comment: This bulletin contains four (4) IBM security advisories.
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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime affect
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager
Document information
More support for: Cognos Business Intelligence Metrics Studio
Software version: 10.1.1, 10.2, 10.2.1, 10.2.2
Operating system(s): Windows
Reference #: 2004070
Modified date: 16 October 2017
Security Bulletin
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM(R) Runtime Environment Java(TM)
Versions 6 and 7 used by IBM Cognos Metrics Manager. These issues were
disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in Apr 2017.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-3544
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE Networking
component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality
impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124920 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2017-3533
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE Networking
component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality
impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124910 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2017-3539
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE Security
component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause 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/124915 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-2017-1289
DESCRIPTION: IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition is vulnerable XML External
Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker
could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information
or consume memory resources.
CVSS Base Score: 8.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125150 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2016-9840
DESCRIPTION: zlib is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an
out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic in inftrees.c. By persuading a victim to
open a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could exploit this
vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120508 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2016-9841
DESCRIPTION: zlib is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an
out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic in inftrees.c. By persuading a victim to
open a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could exploit this
vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120509 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2016-9842
DESCRIPTION: zlib is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an
undefined left shift of negative number. By persuading a victim to
open a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could exploit this
vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120510 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2016-9843
DESCRIPTION: zlib is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a
big-endian out-of-bounds pointer. By persuading a victim to open a specially
crafted document, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to
cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120511 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.2
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.1
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.1.1
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 16
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.1 IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.1 Interim Fix 21
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2 IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2 Interim Fix 24
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.1.1 IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1.1 Interim Fix 23
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
Change History
16 October 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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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime affect
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager
Document information
More support for: Cognos Business Intelligence
Metrics Studio
Software version: 10.1.1, 10.2, 10.2.1, 10.2.2
Operating system(s): Windows
Reference #: 2009441
Modified date: 16 October 2017
Security Bulletin
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM(R) Runtime Environment Java(TM)
Versions 6 and 7 used in IBM Cognos Metrics Manager. These issues were
disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in Jul 2017.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-10067
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE Security
component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of
the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/128831 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2017-10087
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE Libraries
component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of
the system.
CVSS Base Score: 9.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/128849 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2017-10096
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE JAXP
component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of
the system.
CVSS Base Score: 9.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/128858 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2017-10101
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE JAXP
component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of
the system.
CVSS Base Score: 9.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/128862 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2017-10102
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE RMI
component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of
the system.
CVSS Base Score: 9
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/128863 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2017-1376
DESCRIPTION: A flaw in the IBM J9 VM class verifier allows untrusted code
to disable the security manager and elevate its privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/126873 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.2
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.1
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.1.1
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 16
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.1 IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.1 Interim Fix 21
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2 IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2 Interim Fix 24
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.1.1 IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1.1 Interim Fix 23
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
Change History
16 October 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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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in the Apache Xerces-C XML Parser
affects IBM Cognos Metrics Manager.
Document information
More support for: Cognos Business Intelligence Metrics Studio
Software version: 10.1.1, 10.2, 10.2.1, 10.2.2
Operating system(s): AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
Reference #: 2009438
Modified date: 16 October 2017
Security Bulletin
Summary
A vulnerability has been addressed in the Apache Xerces-C XML Parser
component of IBM Cognos Metrics Manager.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-4463
DESCRIPTION: Apache Xerces-C XML Parser library is vulnerable to a denial
of service, caused by a stack-based buffer overflow when parsing a deeply
nested DTD. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause
a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/114596 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 Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.2
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.1
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.1.1
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 16
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.1 IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.1 Interim Fix 21
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2 IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2 Interim Fix 24
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.1.1 IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1.1 Interim Fix 23
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
16 October 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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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in the libpng library affects IBM Cognos
Metrics Manager
Document information
More support for: Cognos Business Intelligence Metrics Studio
Software version: 10.1.1, 10.2, 10.2.1, 10.2.2
Operating system(s): AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
Reference #: 2004076
Modified date: 16 October 2017
Summary
A vulnerability has been addressed in the libpng component of IBM Cognos
Metrics Manager.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-10087
DESCRIPTION: libpng is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL
pointer dereference in the png_set_text_2 function. By loading a text chunk
into a png structure, removing the text, and then adding another text chunk
to the structure, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to
cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124207 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:H)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.2
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.1
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.1.1
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 16
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.1 IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.1 Interim Fix 21
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2 IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2 Interim Fix 24
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.1.1 IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1.1 Interim Fix 23
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
16 October 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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