Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager Appliance is affected by a Network Security Services (NSS) vulnerability (CVE-2017-5461)

Summary

IBM Security Access Manager Appliance has addressed the following vulnerability in the Network Security Services (NSS) library.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-5461**
DESCRIPTION:** Mozilla Firefox could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an out-ouf-bounds write during Base64 decoding operation in the Network Security Services (NSS) library. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using unknown attack vectors to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system or cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125002 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected IBM Security Access Manager Appliance

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Affected Versions

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IBM Security Access Manager for Web (appliance-based)| 7.0 - 7.0.0.30
IBM Security Access Manager for Web| 8.0 - 8.0.1.6
IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile| 8.0 - 8.0.1.6
IBM Security Access Manager| 9.0 - 9.0.3.0 IF1

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRMF|APAR|Remediation
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IBM Security Access Manager for Web| 7.0 (appliance)| IV98163| Apply Interim Fix 31:
7.0.0-ISS-WGA-IF0031
IBM Security Access Manager for Web| 8.0.0.0 -
8.0.1.6| IV98164| 1. For versions prior to 8.0.1.6, upgrade to 8.0.1.6:
8.0.1-ISS-WGA-FP0006
2. Upgrade to 8.0.1.6 IF 1:
8.0.1.6-ISS-WGA-IF0001
IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile| 8.0.0.0 -
8.0.1.6| IV98167| 1. For versions prior to 8.0.1.6, upgrade to 8.0.1.6:
8.0.1-ISS-ISAM-FP0006
2. Upgrade to 8.0.1.6 IF 1:
8.0.1.6-ISS-ISAM-IF0001
IBM Security Access Manager| 9.0 -
9.0.3.0| IV98164| 1. For versions prior to 9.0.3.0, upgrade to 9.0.3.0:
IBM Security Access Manager V9.0.3 Multiplatform, Multilingual (CRW4EML)
2. Upgrade to 9.0.3.0 IF 2:
9.0.3.0-ISS-ISAM-IF0002

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.