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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2018.3077 Security Bulletin: IBM FileNet Content Manager affected by Apache PDFBox security vulnerability 11 October 2018 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM FileNet Content Manager Publisher: IBM Operating System: AIX HP-UX Linux variants Solaris Windows Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2018-8036 Reference: ESB-2018.2712 ESB-2018.2662 ESB-2018.1910 Original Bulletin: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10716315 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletin: IBM FileNet Content Manager affected by Apache PDFBox security vulnerability Document information Software version: 5.2.1, 5.5.0 Operating system(s): AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows Reference #: 0716315 Modified date: 09 October 2018 Summary IBM FileNet Content Manager has addressed the following security vulnerability. Apache PDFBox is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out of memory exception in AFMParser. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to enter into an infinite loop. For more information please refer to the X-Force database entries referenced below. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2018-8036 DESCRIPTION: Apache PDFBox is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out of memory exception in AFMParser. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to enter into an infinite loop. CVSS Base Score: 5.5 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/ 145592 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:H) Affected Products and Versions IBM FileNet Content Manager 5.2.1, 5.5.0, 5.5.1 Remediation/Fixes To address this vulnerability install one of the fixes listed below to upgrade to Apache PDFBox 1.8.15 or higher. +-----------------------------------+-------+----------+---------------------------------------------------+ |Product |VRMF |APAR |Remediation/First Fix | +-----------------------------------+-------+----------+---------------------------------------------------+ |FileNet Content Manager |5.2.1 |PJ45440 |5.2.1.7-P8CPE-IF004 - 10/8/2018 | | | |PJ45440 |5.2.1.7-P8CSS-IF004 - 10/8/2018 | | |5.5.0 |PJ45440 |5.5.1.0-P8CPE-IF001 - 8/24/2018 | +-----------------------------------+-------+----------+---------------------------------------------------+ In the above table, the APAR links will provide more information about the fix Workarounds and Mitigations None Change History 8 October, 2018: Original Version Published *The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. 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