Security Bulletin: IBM Jazz for Service Management (Jazz SM) is affected by a code execution vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Common Reporting (TCR) (CVE-2016-5983)

Security Bulletin

Summary

A code execution vulnerability has been discovered in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence installed by IBM Tivoli Common Reporting (TCR). TCR is included in IBM Jazz for Service Management (JazzSM). IBM has addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-5983
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code with a serialized object from untrusted sources.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116468 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Tivoli Common Reporting 3.1

Tivoli Common Reporting 3.1.0.1

Tivoli Common Reporting 3.1.0.2

Tivoli Common Reporting 3.1.2

Tivoli Common Reporting 3.1.2.1

Tivoli Common Reporting 3.1.3

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the fix for versions listed as soon as practical.

Tivoli Common reporting release	Remediation
3.1.0.0 through 3.1.2	Download 10.2-BA-CBI-<OS>64-IF0022 Install 10.2-BA-CBI-<OS>64-IF0022
3.1.2.1	Download 10.2.1.1-BA-CBI-<OS>64-IF0018 Install 10.2.1.1-BA-CBI-<OS>64-IF0018
3.1.3	Download 10.2.2-BA-CBI-<OS>64-IF0014 Install 10.2.2-BA-CBI-<OS>64-IF0014

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

23 March 2017: Initial 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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Security Bulletin: IBM Jazz for Service Management (Jazz SM) is affected by a code execution vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Common Reporting (TCR) (CVE-2016-5983)