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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.3099
Security Bulletin: Vulnerability affects Watson Explorer Analytical
Components, Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation
Administration Console and Watson Content Analytics
5 December 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Watson Explorer
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-1000031
Reference: ESB-2017.3098
ESB-2017.3070
ESB-2017.2878
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22011118
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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability affects Watson Explorer Analytical
Components, Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration
Console and Watson Content Analytics
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for: Watson Explorer
Software version: 10.0.0, 10.0.0.1, 10.0.0.2, 10.0.0.3, 11.0.0, 11.0.1,
11.0.2, 11.0.2.1
Operating system(s): AIX, Linux, Windows
Reference #: 2011118
Modified date: 04 December 2017
Summary
A security vulnerability affects IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components,
Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console and
Watson Content Analytics.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-1000031
DESCRIPTION: Apache Commons FileUpload, as used in Novell NetIQ Sentinel and
other products, could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the
system, caused by deserialization of untrusted data in DiskFileItem class of
the FileUpload library. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to
execute arbitrary code under the context of the current process.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/117957 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
The vulnerability applies to the following product and version:
Watson Explorer Analytical Components Version 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1.0,
11.0.2.0 - 11.0.2.1, Version 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.2
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console
Version 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1.0, 11.0.2.0 - 11.0.2.1, Version 10.0.0.0 -
10.0.0.2
Watson Content Analytics Version 3.5.0.0 - 3.5.0.4
Remediation/Fixes
For information about fixes, see the applicable row in the following table.
The table reflects product names at the time the specified versions were
released. To use the links to Fix Central in this table, you must first log in
to the IBM Support: Fix Central site at
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/.
+--------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------+
|Affected |Affected |Fix |
|Product |Versions | |
+--------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------+
|Watson |11.0.0.0 |Upgrade to Watson Explorer Analytical Components |
|Explorer |- |Version 11.0.2.2. For information about this version,|
|Analytical |11.0.0.3,|and links to the software and release notes, see the |
|Components |11.0.1, |download document. For information about upgrading, |
| |11.0.2.0 |see the upgrade procedures. |
| |- | |
| |11.0.2.1 | |
+--------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------+
|Watson |10.0.0.0 |Contact IBM Support for more information. |
|Explorer |- | |
|Analytical |10.0.0.2 | |
|Components | | |
+--------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------+
|IBM Watson |11.0.0.0 |Upgrade to Watson Explorer Foundational Components |
|Explorer |- |Annotation Administration Console Version 11.0.2.2. |
|Foundational |11.0.0.3,|For information about this version, and links to the |
|Components |11.0.1, |software and release notes, see the download document|
|Annotation |11.0.2.0 |. For information about upgrading, see the upgrade |
|Administration|- |procedures. |
|Console |11.0.2.1 | |
+--------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------+
|IBM Watson |10.0 - |Contact IBM Support for more information. |
|Explorer |10.0.0.2 | |
|Foundational | | |
|Components | | |
|Annotation | | |
|Administration| | |
|Console | | |
+--------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------+
|Watson Content|3.5.0.0 -|Contact IBM Support for more information. |
|Analytics |3.5.0.4 | |
+--------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------+
References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
4 Dec 2017 : initial publish
*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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