Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in usage of IBM Java SDK in IBM Content Analytics with Enterprise Search and IBM OmniFind Enterprise Edition (CVE-2013-5802, CVE-2013-4002, CVE-2013-5825, CVE-2013-5372)

Summary

Potential security vulnerabilities exist in the IBM Java SDK that is shipped with the IBM Content Analytics with Enterprise Search and IBM OmniFind Enterprise Edition products.

Vulnerability Details

CVE ID:CVE-2013-5802****

DESCRIPTION:
JRE vulnerable to denial of service attacks via malformed XML data.

CVSS:
Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87982&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVE ID:CVE-2013-4002

DESCRIPTION:
XML parser is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, triggered by malformed XML data.

CVSS:
Base Score: 7.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/85260&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

CVE ID:CVE-2013-5825

DESCRIPTION:
JRE vulnerable to denial of service attacks

CVSS:
Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87988&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVE ID:CVE-2013-5372

DESCRIPTION:
The XML4J parser is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, triggered by specially crafted XML data…

CVSS:
Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86662&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Content Analytics with Enterprise Search (ICAwES) V3.0 and V2.2
IBM OmniFind Enterprise Edition V9.1 and V8.5

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRMF|APAR|How to acquire fix
—|—|—|—
ICAwES| V3.0| None.| Apply ICAwES V3.0 Fix Pack 4. See the fix pack download document.
ICAwES| V2.2| None.| Apply ICAwES V2.2 Fix Pack 3. See the fix pack download document.
OmniFind| V9.1| None.| Apply OmniFind Enterprise Edition V9.1 Fix Pack 5. See the fix pack download document.
OmniFind| V8.5| None.| Contact IBM Software Support to obtain the fix.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.