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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2009.1658
 IBM WebSphere Application Server wsadmin JAAS-J2C information disclosure
            was-wsadmin-jaasj2c-information-disclosure (53343)
                             17 December 2009

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           IBM WebSphere Application Server
Publisher:         ISS
Operating System:  Windows
                   Linux variants
                   Solaris
                   AIX
Impact/Access:     Access Privileged Data -- Existing Account
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2009-2743  

Reference:         ASB-2009.1092

Original Bulletin: 
   http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/53343

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IBM WebSphere Application Server wsadmin JAAS-J2C information disclosure
was-wsadmin-jaasj2c-information-disclosure (53343) 	
The risk level is classified as Low Risk

Description:

IBM WebSphere Application Server could allow a local attacker to obtain 
sensitive information, caused by an error when a certain exception occurs after 
using the wsadmin scripts and configuring the JAAS-J2C Authentication Data. By 
viewing the FFDC log file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to 
obtain sensitive information.IBM3

*CVSS:
Base Score: 			1.2
  Access Vector: 		Local
  Access Complexity: 		High
  Authentication: 		None
  Confidentiality Impact: 	Partial
  Integrity Impact: 		None
  Availability Impact: 		None
 
Temporal Score: 		.9
  Exploitability: 		Unproven
  Remediation Level: 		Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: 		Confirmed

Consequences:

Obtain Information

Remedy:

For WebSphere Application Server 6.1:
Apply the latest Fix Pack (6.1.0.27 or later) or APAR PK86137. See References.

For WebSphere Application Server 7.0:
Apply the latest Fix Pack (7.0.0.7 or later) or APAR PK86137. See References.

References:

    * IBM APAR PK86137: Recommended fixes for WebSphere Application Server.
    * BID-36458: IBM WebSphere Application Server Local Information Disclosure 
      Vulnerability
    * CVE-2009-2743: IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.27 
      does not properly handle an exception occurring after use of wsadmin 
      scripts and configuration of JAAS-J2C Authentication Data, which allows 
      local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the First Failure 
      Data Capture (FFDC) log file.
    * SA37796: IBM WebSphere Application Server JAAS-J2C Authentication Data 
      Disclosure

Platforms Affected:

    * IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1
    * IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0

Reported:

Sep 21, 2009

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