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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in IBM® WebSphere™ Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty affects IBM SPSS Analytic Server (CVE-2016-5986)

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Summary

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.

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/1165596 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)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM SPSS Analytic Server 2.0.0.0
IBM SPSS Analytic Server 2.1.0.0
IBM SPSS Analytic Server 3.0.0.0

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the appropriate interim fix.
 
Product VRMF Remediation/First Fix
SPSS Analytic Server 2.0.0.0 http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043240
SPSS Analytic Server 2.1.0.0 http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043240
SPSS Analytic Server 3.0.0.0 http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043240

You should verify applying this fix does not cause any compatibility issue in your environment.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

12 January 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:
27 March 2019

UID

swg21996950