IBM Support

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Commons FileUpload affects IBM Sterling Secure Proxy (CVE-2016-3092)

Created by Daniel Engstrom on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/287263
287263

Security Bulletin


Summary

An Apache Commons Collections vulnerability for handling Java object deserialization was addressed by IBM Sterling Secure Proxy.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-3092
DESCRIPTION: Apache Tomcat is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the Apache Commons FileUpload component. By sending file upload requests, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to become unresponsive.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/114336 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 Sterling Secure Proxy 3.4.2 through 3.4.3.0 iFix 1
IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 3.4.2 through 3.4.2.0 iFix 8

Remediation/Fixes

Product

VRMFAPARHow to acquire fix
IBM Sterling Secure Proxy3.4.3.0iFix 2Fix Central
IBM Sterling Secure Proxy3.4.2.0iFix 9Fix Central

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins

Subscribe to My Notifications to be notified of important product support alerts like this.

Important Note

IBM strongly suggests that all System z customers be subscribed to the System z Security Portal to receive the latest critical System z security and integrity service. If you are not subscribed, see the instructions on the System z Security web site. Security and integrity APARs and associated fixes will be posted to this portal. IBM suggests reviewing the CVSS scores and applying all security or integrity fixes as soon as possible to minimize any potential risk.

References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

Off

Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

13 December 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.

[{"Product":{"code":"SS6PNW","label":"IBM Sterling Secure Proxy"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Component":"--","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF010","label":"HP-UX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"3.4.3;3.4.2","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB59","label":"Sustainability Software"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
17 December 2019

UID

swg21995611

Page Feedback