Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of IBM Integrated Information Core. Oracle released the October 2016 critical patch updates which contain multiple fixes for security vulnerabilities in the IBM Java Development Kit that is included with IBM WebSphere Application Server.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-5573
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the VM component has high confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and high availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 8.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118070 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2016-5597
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Networking component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a high confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118071 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
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Principal Product and Version(s) | Affected Supporting Product and Version |
| IBM Integrated Information Core V1.5, V1.5.0.1 and V1.5.0.2 | IBM WebSphere Application Server V7.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
Consult the security bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Java SDK affects WebSphere Application Server October 2016 CPU (CVE-2016-5573, CVE-2016-5597) for information about fixes.
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References
*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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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21992647