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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2017.0563 Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IBM WebSphere Portal January 2017 CPU 3 March 2017 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM WebSphere Portal Publisher: IBM Operating System: AIX HP-UX IBM i Linux variants Solaris Windows z/OS Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated Modify Arbitrary Files -- Remote/Unauthenticated Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2017-3253 CVE-2016-5552 CVE-2016-5549 CVE-2016-5548 CVE-2016-5547 CVE-2016-5546 CVE-2016-2183 Reference: ASB-2017.0005 ASB-2017.0001 ASB-2016.0120 ASB-2016.0095 ESB-2016.2268 ESB-2016.2263 ESB-2016.2239.2 ESB-2016.2238 Original Bulletin: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21999481 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IBM WebSphere Portal January 2017 CPU Document information More support for: WebSphere Portal Software version: 6.1, 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0 Operating system(s): AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS Reference #: 1999481 Modified date: 02 March 2017 Security Bulletin Summary There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition that is shipped with IBM WebSphere Application Server which is shipped with IBM WebSphere Portal. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January 2017. Vulnerability Details If you run your own Java code using the IBM Java Runtime delivered with this product, you should evaluate your code to determine whether the complete list of vulnerabilities are applicable to your code. For a complete list of vulnerabilities please refer to the link for “Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities may affect IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition" located in the “References†section for more information. CVEID: CVE-2017-3253 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the 2D component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a high availability impact using unknown attack vectors. CVSS Base Score: 7.5 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120868 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2016-5546 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Libraries component has no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact. CVSS Base Score: 7.5 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120869 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2016-5548 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Libraries component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a high confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors. CVSS Base Score: 6.5 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120864 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:N/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2016-5549 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Libraries component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a high confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors. CVSS Base Score: 6.5 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120863 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:N/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2016-5547 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Libraries component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors. CVSS Base Score: 5.3 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120871 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L) CVEID: CVE-2016-5552 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Networking component has no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact. CVSS Base Score: 5.3 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120872 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2016-2183 DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error in the DES/3DES cipher, used as a part of the SSL/TLS protocol. By capturing large amounts of encrypted traffic between the SSL/TLS server and the client, a remote attacker able to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack could exploit this vulnerability to recover the plaintext data and obtain sensitive information. This vulnerability is known as the SWEET32 Birthday attack. CVSS Base Score: 3.7 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116337 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) Affected Products and Versions IBM WebSphere Portal 9.0 IBM WebSphere Portal 8.5 IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0 IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0 IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1 For unsupported versions IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product. Remediation/Fixes Upgrade the SDK per WebSphere Application Server "Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affects WebSphere Application Server January 2017 CPU". For V9.0 Upgrade the SDK. For V8.5 Upgrade the SDK. For V8.0 Upgrade the SDK. For V7.0 Upgrade the SDK. For V6.1 Upgrade the SDK. Workarounds and Mitigations None. Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins Subscribe to My Notifications to be notified of important product support alerts like this. Important note IBM strongly suggests that all System z customers be subscribed to the System z Security Portal to receive the latest critical System z security and integrity service. If you are not subscribed, see the instructions on the System z Security web site. Security and integrity APARs and associated fixes will be posted to this portal. IBM suggests reviewing the CVSS scores and applying all security or integrity fixes as soon as possible to minimize any potential risk. References Complete CVSS v3 Guide On-line Calculator v3 Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affects WebSphere Application Server January 2017 CPU Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities may affect IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Related information IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog Change History 1st March 2017: 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." 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