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Security Bulletin: IBM Forms Viewer Installation could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system (CVE-2016-2542)

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM Forms Viewer Installation could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

If you have recently downloaded a copy of IBM Forms Viewer, use the information below to correct the vulnerability prior to installing the product.

If you have already installed IBM FormsViewer, it is recommended that you remove the previously downloaded Installation Packages from your machine. You do not need to uninstall and reinstall the product.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-2542
DESCRIPTION: Flexera InstallShield could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. The application does not directly specify the fully qualified path to a dynamic-linked library (schannel.dll) when running on Microsoft Windows. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file from a WebDAV or SMB share using a vulnerable application, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability via a specially-crafted library to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110914 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:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Forms Viewer 8.0.*

IBM Forms Viewer 8.1

IBM Forms Viewer 8.2.*

Remediation/Fixes

Product

VRMFAPARRemediation
IBM Forms Viewer8.2.*LO88828Download and install LO88828
IBM Forms Viewer8.1LO88828Download and install LO88828
IBM Forms Viewer8.0.*LO88828Download and install LO88828

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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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

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 June 2018

UID

swg21982440

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