Security Bulletin: Multiple security vulnerabilities has been identified in Websphere Application Server shipped with Tivoli Integrated Portal (CVE-2016-3426, CVE-2016-3427)

Created by Pradeep Sudarshan on Fri, 05/13/2016 - 02:36

Security Bulletin

Summary

Embedded Websphere Application Server (eWAS) is shipped as a component of Tivoli Integrated Portal. Information about a security vulnerability affecting Embedded Websphere Application Server has been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

Please consult the WAS security bulletin Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Java SDK affect WebSphere Application Server April 2016 CPU (CVE-2016-3426, CVE-2016-3427) for vulnerability details

Important Note: The Websphere security bulletin above provides the vulnerability details including the steps to remediate. However, it is important to review the "Remediation/Fixes" section below before reviewing the Websphere bulletin to ensure the TIP specific remediation steps are understood and followed.

Affected Products and Versions

Tivoli Integrated Portal version 2.1 and 2.2 bundling Embedded Websphere Application Server version 7.0

Remediation/Fixes

The Websphere security bulletin above provides a link to the required iFix to remediate the vulnerability. However, the iFix requires either eWAS 7.0.0.31 or higher installed.
TIP does not support upgrading Websphere fixpack independently. TIP 2.2.0.15 or TIP 2.2.0.17 must be applied which will upgrade eWAS to 7.0.0.31 and above. Once TIP FP has been applied, the Websphere iFix can be applied as described in the Websphere bulletin.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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Change History

12-May-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.

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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Security Bulletin: Multiple security vulnerabilities has been identified in Websphere Application Server shipped with Tivoli Integrated Portal (CVE-2016-3426, CVE-2016-3427)