Security Bulletin
Summary
An information disclosure vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty. IBM Security Access Manager appliances are affected by this vulnerability.
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/116556 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 Security Access Manager for Web 8.0 appliances, all firmware versions.
IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile 8.0 appliances, all firmware versions.
IBM Security Access Manager 9.0 appliances, all firmware versions.
Remediation/Fixes
IBM has provided patches for all affected versions. Follow the installation instructions in the README files included with the patch.
Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation |
IBM Security Access Manager for Web | 8.0.0.0 - 8.0.1.4 | IV90631 | Upgrade to 8.0.1.5: 8.0.1-ISS-WGA-FP0005 |
IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile | 8.0.0.0 - 8.0.1.4 | IV90696 | Upgrade to 8.0.1.5: 8.0.1-ISS-ISAM-FP0005 |
IBM Security Access Manager | 9.0 - 9.0.2.0 | IV92207 | Upgrade to 9.0.2.1: 9.0.2-ISS-ISAM-FP0001 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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References
Change History
March 1, 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 June 2018
UID
swg21999614