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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2017.2272
        Security Bulletin: IBM Java SDK as used in IBM QRadar SIEM
                      is vulnerable to multiple CVEs
                             8 September 2017

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           IBM QRadar SIEM
Publisher:         IBM
Operating System:  Linux variants
Impact/Access:     Modify Arbitrary Files -- Remote/Unauthenticated      
                   Denial of Service      -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2017-3544 CVE-2017-3533 CVE-2016-9843
                   CVE-2016-9842 CVE-2016-9841 CVE-2016-9840

Reference:         ASB-2017.0078
                   ESB-2017.2197
                   ESB-2017.2182
                   ESB-2017.2078
                   ESB-2017.1974

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22008210

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Security Bulletin: IBM Java SDK as used in IBM QRadar SIEM is vulnerable to
multiple CVEs.

Security Bulletin

Document information

More support for:
IBM Security QRadar SIEM

Software version:
7.2, 7.3

Operating system(s):
Linux

Software edition:
All Editions

Reference #:2008210

Modified date:07 September 2017

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IBM QRadar SIEM.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-3544
DESCRIPTION:
An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java
SE Embedded, JRockit Networking component could allow an unauthenticated
attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no
availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124920
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:
CVE-2017-3533
DESCRIPTION:
An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java
SE Embedded, JRockit Networking component could allow an unauthenticated
attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no
availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124910
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-9840
DESCRIPTION:
zlib is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-bounds pointer
arithmetic in inftrees.c. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted
document, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a
denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120508
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2016-9841
DESCRIPTION:
zlib is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-bounds pointer
arithmetic in inftrees.c. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted
document, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a
denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120509
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2016-9842
DESCRIPTION:
zlib is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an undefined left shift
of negative number. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted
document, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a
denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120510
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2016-9843
DESCRIPTION:
zlib is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a big-endian out-of-
bounds pointer. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted document,
a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of
service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120511
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.2.0  7.2.8 Patch 8
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3.0  7.3.0 Patch 3

Remediation/Fixes

QRadar/QRM/QVM/QRIF/QNI 7.2.8 Patch 9
QRadar/QRM/QVM/QRIF/QNI 7.3.0 Patch 4

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide

On-line Calculator v3

Related information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal

IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

7 September 2017:First Publish

*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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