Security Bulletin
Summary
Apache Axis contains two security vulnerabilities that could allow for spoofing attacks. See the individual descriptions below for the details.
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5784
DESCRIPTION: Apache Axis 1.4, as used in multiple products, could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks, caused by the failure to verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of the X.509 certificate. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle techniques to spoof an SSL server and launch further attacks against a vulnerable target.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79829 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2014-3596
DESCRIPTION: Apache Axis and Axis2 could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks, caused by and incomplete fix related to the failure to verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of the X.509 certificate. By persuading a victim to visit a Web site containing a specially-crafted certificate, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle techniques to spoof an SSL server.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95377 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
FileNet Content Manager 5.2.0, 5.2.1
IBM Content Foundation 5.2.0, 5.2.1
FileNet Business Process Management 5.0.0
Remediation/Fixes
Upgrade to one of the product fix pack levels in the table below.
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix Available |
| FileNet Content Manager | 5.2.0 5.2.1 | PJ43410 PJ43410 | 5.2.0.4-P8CPE-FP004 - 8/31/2015 5.2.1.3-P8CPE-FP003 - 12/4/2015 |
| IBM Content Foundation | 5.2.0 5.2.1 | PJ43410 PJ43410 | 5.2.0.4-P8CPE-FP004 - 8/31/2015 5.2.1.3-P8CPE-FP003 - 12/4/2015 |
| FileNet Business Process Manager | 5.0.0 | PJ43411 | 5.0.0.9-P8PE-IF001 - 11/9/2015 |
Releases available from Fix Central with the above links.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
31 August, 2015: 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:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21965451