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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2016.1392 Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager for Web and Mobile are affected by a vulnerability in nss-util (CVE-2016-1950) 2 June 2016 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM Security Access Manager for Web IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile Publisher: IBM Operating System: Network Appliance Linux variants VMware ESX Server Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2016-1950 Original Bulletin: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21983455 http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21983456 Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) IBM security advisories. - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager for Web is affected by a vulnerability in nss-util (CVE-2016-1950) Security Bulletin Document information More support for: IBM Security Access Manager for Web Software version: 7.0, 8.0, 8.0.0.2, 8.0.0.4, 8.0.0.5, 8.0.1, 8.0.1.2, 8.0.1.3, 9.0, 9.0.0.1 Operating system(s): Appliance Reference #: 1983455 Modified date: 2016-06-01 Summary Network Security Services (NSS), which is a set of libraries designed to support the cross-platform development of security-enabled client and server applications. A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the NSS libraries affects IBM Security Access Manager for Web. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2016-1950 DESCRIPTION: Mozilla Firefox is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when the Network Security Services (NSS) libraries parsed certain ASN.1 structures. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted certificate, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash. CVSS Base Score: 8.8 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111360 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) Affected Products and Versions IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0 (appliance), all firmware versions IBM Security Access Manager for Web 8.0, all firmware versions IBM Security Access Manager 9.0, all firmware versions Remediation/Fixes IBM has provided patches for all affected versions. Follow the installation instructions in the README files included with the patch. Product VRMF APAR Remediation IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0 (appliance) IV84614 Apply Interim Fix 24: 7.0.0-ISS-WGA-IF0024 IBM Security Access Manager for Web 8.0.0.0 - IV84747 Upgrade to 8.0.1.4: 8.0.1.3 8.0.1-ISS-WGA-FP0004 IBM Security Access Manager 9.0 IV84714 Upgrade to 9.0.1.0: IBM Security Access Manager V9.0.1 Multiplatform, Multilingual (CRW4EML) Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins Subscribe to My Notifications to be notified of important product support alerts like this. References Complete CVSS v3 Guide On-line Calculator v3 Related information IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog Change History May 17, 2016: 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. - --- Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile is affected by a vulnerability in nss-util (CVE-2016-1950) Security Bulletin Document information More support for: IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile Software version: 8.0, 8.0.0.1, 8.0.0.2, 8.0.0.3, 8.0.0.4, 8.0.0.5, 8.0.1, 8.0.1.2, 8.0.1.3, 9.0 Operating system(s): Platform Independent Reference #: 1983456 Modified date: 2016-06-01 Summary Network Security Services (NSS), which is a set of libraries designed to support the cross-platform development of security-enabled client and server applications. A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the NSS libraries affects IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2016-1950 DESCRIPTION: Mozilla Firefox is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when the Network Security Services (NSS) libraries parsed certain ASN.1 structures. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted certificate, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash. CVSS Base Score: 8.8 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111360 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) Affected Products and Versions IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile 8.0, all firmware versions IBM Security Access Manager 9.0, all firmware versions Remediation/Fixes The table below provides links to patches for all affected versions. Follow the installation instructions in the README file included with the patch. Product VRMF APAR Remediation IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile 8.0.0.0 - IV84752 Upgrade to 8.0.1.4: 8.0.1.3 8.0.1-ISS-ISAM-FP0004 IBM Security Access Manager 9.0 IV84714 Upgrade to 9.0.1.0: IBM Security Access Manager V9.0.1 Multiplatform, Multilingual (CRW4EML) Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins Subscribe to My Notifications to be notified of important product support alerts like this. References Complete CVSS v3 Guide On-line Calculator v3 Related information IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog Change History May 17, 2016: 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. 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