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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.0545
Security Bulletin: IBM Connections Security Refresh for security
vulnerabilities in Oracle Outside In Technology Code
(CVE-2013-5791 CVE-2013-5763 CVE-2013-5879)
22 April 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Connections
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2013-5879 CVE-2013-5791 CVE-2013-5763
Reference: ASB-2014.0005
ASB-2013.0113
ESB-2013.1796
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21669459
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Security Bulletin: IBM Connections Security Refresh for security
vulnerabilities in Oracle Outside In Technology Code (CVE-2013-5791
CVE-2013-5763 CVE-2013-5879)
Document information
More support for:
IBM Connections
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Software version:
3.0.1.1, 4.0, 4.5
Operating system(s):
AIX, Linux, Windows
Reference #:
1669459
Modified date:
2014-04-18
Security Bulletin
Summary
This bulletin relates to several security vulnerabilities that have been
reported against Oracle Outside In Technology code through January 2014.
Oracle Outside In Technology code is contained in IBM Connections.
Vulnerability Details
Several security vulnerabilities have been reported against Oracle Outside In
Technology code through January 2014. IBM Connections uses Oracle Outside In
Technology code. A version of the package that is vulnerable to these issues
is used in several past versions of IBM Connections. The latest version of
Oracle Outside In Technology code addresses these vulnerabilities and can be
applied through the fixes detailed in the Remediation section.
CVE-2013-5791
Description: The Oracle Outside In Microsoft Access 1.x database file parser
is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker could exploit
this vulnerability using a specially-crafted file to overflow a buffer and
execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the vulnerability
application or victim user.
CVSS Base Score: 10.0
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/87925
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
CVE-2013-5763
Description: Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Outside In Technology
component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 8.4.0 allows context-dependent attackers
to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Outside In Maintenance.
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/88557
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector:(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
CVE-2013-5879
Description: Description: Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Outside In
Technology component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 8.4.0 allows context-dependent
attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Outside In
Maintenance.
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/90282
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Note: IBM Connections does not use Oracle Outside In Technology code over a
network, hence the CVSS Base Score is 1.5.
Affected Products and Versions
The following versions of IBM Connections are impacted:
IBM Connections 4.5
IBM Connections 4.0
IBM Connections 3.0.1.1 and earlier releases
Remediation/Fixes
Apply the appropriate fix pack or APAR to remediate these issues as per this
table.
Product Version Remediation
IBM Connections 4.5 Apply Interim Fix APAR LO78663 for 4.5
IBM Connections 4.0 Apply Interim Fix APAR LO78663 for 4.0
IBM Connections 3.0.1.1 Apply Interim Fix APAR LO78663 for 3.0.1.1
IBM Connections 3.0.1 and Upgrade to IBM Connections 3.0.1.1 CR3 (or
earlier releases later release) and apply APAR LO78663
References
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
*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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