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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.2274
Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM
WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Integrated
Information Core (CVE-2016-5983)
28 September 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Integrated Information Core
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-5983
Reference: ESB-2016.2245
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991250
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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM
WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Integrated Information Core
(CVE-2016-5983)
Document information
More support for: IBM Integrated Information Core
Software version: 1.4, 1.5, 1.5.0.1, 1.5.0.2
Operating system(s): Windows
Reference #: 1991250
Modified date: 2016-09-27
Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of IBM Integrated
Information Core. Information about a security vulnerability affecting
IBM WebSphere Application Server has been published in a security bulletin.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-5983
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server could allow remote attackers to
execute arbitrary Java code with a serialized object from untrusted sources.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116468 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
Principal Product and Version(s) Affected Supporting Product and Version
IBM Integrated Information Core V1.5, V1.5.0.1 and V1.5.0.2 IBM WebSphere Application Server V7.0
Remediation/Fixes
Consult the security bulletin: Code execution vulnerability in WebSphere
Application Server (CVE-2016-5983) for vulnerability details and information
about fixes.
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References
Complete CVSS v2 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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