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Security Bulletin: WebSphere denial of service vulnerability affects Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware and FlashCopy Manager for VMware (CVE-2016-8919)

Created by Robyn Stillwell on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/561797
561797

Security Bulletin


Summary

WebSphere may be vulnerable to a denial of service that affects Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware versions 6.4 and 6.3 and FlashCopy Manager for VMware versions 3.2 and 3.1.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-8919
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server may be vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by allowing serialized objects from untrusted sources to run and cause the consumption of resources.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118529 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

The following levels of Tivoli Storage Manger for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware are affected:

  • 6.4 all levels
  • 6.3 all levels (6.3 is EOS)

Note: Data Protection for VMware 8.1 and 7.1 are not affected.

The following levels of FlashCopy Manager for VMware are affected:

  • 3.2 all levels
  • 3.1 all levels (3.1 is EOS)

Note: FlashCopy Manager for VMware 4.1 is not affected.

Remediation/Fixes

Tivoli Storage Manager for VE: Data Protection for VMware Release

First Fixing VRMF LevelPlatformLink to Fix / Fix Availability Target
6.4 and 6.3 Linux
Windows		IBM recommends upgrading to 8.1 (8.1.0.2) or 7.1 (7.1.6.5) of Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Enviornments (IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments): Data Protection for VMware.
Link to 8.1.0.2:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043351
Link to 7.1.6.5:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24042520

FlashCopy Manager for VMware ReleaseFirst Fixing VRMF LevelPlatformLink to Fix / Fix Availability Target
3.2 and 3.1 LinuxIBM recommends upgrading to 4.1 (4.1.6.2) of FlashCopy Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot) for VMware.
Link to 4.1.6.2:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043426

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

8 June 2017 - 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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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg22004141

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