Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability (CVE-2016-5388) reported in Apache Tomcat v6 that is used by WebSphere Cast Iron Solution. WebSphere Cast Iron has remediated the affected versions.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-5388
DESCRIPTION: Apache Tomcat could allow a remote attacker to redirect HTTP traffic of CGI application, caused by the failure to protect applications from the presence of untrusted client data in the HTTP_PROXY environment variable. By using a specially-crafted Proxy header in a HTTP request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to redirect outbound HTTP traffic to arbitrary proxy server. This is also known as the "HTTPOXY" vulnerability.
CVSS Base Score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115091 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:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
This vulnerability affects all versions of the product
WebSphere Cast Iron v 7.5.x
WebSphere Cast Iron v 7.0.0.x
WebSphere Cast Iron v 6.4.0.x
WebSphere Cast Iron v 6.3.0.x
WebSphere Cast Iron v 6.1.0.x
Remediation/Fixes
Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
Cast Iron Appliance | 7.5.* | LI79259 | 7.5.1.0-CUMUIFIX-005 |
Cast Iron Appliance | 7.0.0.x | LI79259 | 7.0.0.2-CUMUIFIX-033 |
Cast Iron Appliance | 6.4.0.x | LI79259 | 6.4.0.1-CUMUIFIX-042 |
Cast Iron Appliance | 6.3.0.x | LI79259 | 6.3.0.2-CUMUIFIX-023 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
Customers on Cast Iron v6.1.0.x should contact IBM Support for migrating to one of the remediated releases as Cast Iron v6.1.0.x EOS was September 2016.
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References
Change History
07 November 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
18 November 2019
UID
swg21992977