Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution is affected by Apache Tomcat vulnerabilities (CVE-2015-5345, CVE-2016-0706, CVE-2016-0714)

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2015-5174, CVE-2015-5345, CVE-2016-0706, CVE-2016-0714) 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-2015-5345
DESCRIPTION: Apache Tomcat could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error when accessing a protected directory. By redirecting to the URL, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to determine the presence of a directory.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110857 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-0706
DESCRIPTION: Apache Tomcat could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the loading of the StatusManagerServlet during the configuration of a security manager. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain deployed applications and other sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110855 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-0714
DESCRIPTION: Apache Tomcat could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an error in multiple session persistence mechanisms. By placing a malicious object into a session, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass a security manager and possibly execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110856 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

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.| LI78991 | iFix7.5.1.0-CUMUIFIX-001
Cast Iron Appliance| 7…0| LI78991 | iFix7.0…0.2-CUMUIFIX-028
Cast Iron Appliance| 6.4.0.x| LI78991 | iFix6.4.0.1-CUMUIFIX-038
Cast Iron Appliance| 6.3.0.x| LI78991 | iFix6.3.0.2-CUMUIFIX-021
Cast Iron Appliance| 6.1.0.x| LI78991 | iFix6.1.0.15-CUMUIFIX-028