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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.2212
Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK
affect IBM Content Classification
5 September 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Content Classification
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Solaris
Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Modify Arbitrary Files -- Remote with User Interaction
Access Confidential Data -- Remote with User Interaction
Unauthorised Access -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-5597 CVE-2016-5582 CVE-2016-5573
CVE-2016-5568 CVE-2016-5556 CVE-2016-5554
CVE-2016-5542
Reference: ASB-2016.0095
ESB-2017.1935
ESB-2017.1934
ESB-2017.1642
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996956
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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IBM Content
Classification
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for: Content Classification
Software version: 8.8
Operating system(s): AIX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
Reference #: 1996956
Modified date: 04 September 2017
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition, Version
6 and IBM Runtime Environment Java Version 7 used by Content
Classification.These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates
in October 2016.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-5582
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the VM component has high
confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and high availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 9.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118069 for the current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2016-5568
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the AWT component has
high confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and high availability
impact.
CVSS Base Score: 9.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118068 for the current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2016-5556
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the 2D component has high
confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and high availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 9.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118067 for the current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2016-5573
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the VM component has high
confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and high availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 8.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118070 for the current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2016-5597
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Networking component
could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a
high confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118071 for the current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2016-5554
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the JMX component has no
confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118072 for the current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2016-5542
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Libraries component
has no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability
impact.
CVSS Base Score: 3.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118073 for the current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Content Classification Versions 8.8
Remediation/Fixes
Product VRM Remediation
IBM Content Classification 8.8 Use IBM Content Classification 8.8 Fix Pack
0007
Workarounds and Mitigations
None. Install the interim fix.
References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
September 04, 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." 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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