Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Intelligent Operations Center products (CVE-2016-5986)

Created by Mary Dwyer on Fri, 09/16/2016 - 11:52

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of IBM Intelligent Operations Center and related products. Information about a security vulnerability affecting IBM WebSphere Application Server has been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-5986
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the improper handling of responses under certain conditions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain server identification information.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116556 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Remediation/Fixes

Consult the security bulletin: Potential Information Disclosure vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2016-5986) for vulnerability details and information about fixes.

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*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

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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Intelligent Operations Center products (CVE-2016-5986)