Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Security Access Manager version 9 appliances are affected by a vulnerability in postgreSQL.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-0773
DESCRIPTION: PostgreSQL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when parsing regular expression. By using out-of-range Unicode characters, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110626 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)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Security Access Manager 9.0, all firmware versions
Remediation/Fixes
IBM has provided patches for all affected versions. Follow the installation instructions in the README files included with the patch.
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation |
| IBM Security Access Manager | 9.0 | IV87111 | 1. For versions prior to 9.0.1.0, upgrade to 9.0.1.0: IBM Security Access Manager V9.0.1 Multiplatform, Multilingual (CRW4EML) 2. Apply 9.0.1.0 Interim Fix 4: 9.0.1.0-ISS-ISAM-IF0004 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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References
Change History
September 6, 2016: 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 June 2018
UID
swg21989543