Security Bulletin: IBM Streams may be impacted by a vulnerability in WebSphere Liberty (CVE-2016-0359)

Summary

There is a HTTP response splitting attack vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty which may impact IBM Streams. The IBM Streams team has addressed this vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-0359**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to HTTP response splitting attacks. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using specially-crafted URL to cause the server to return a split response, once the URL is clicked. This would allow the attacker to perform further attacks, such as Web cache poisoning, cross-site scripting, and possibly obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111929 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

• • IBM Streams Version 4.1.1.1 and earlier
• IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 4.0.1.2 and earlier
• IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 3.2.1.5 and earlier
• IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 3.1.0.7 and earlier
• IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 3.0.0.5 and earlier
• IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 2.0.0.4 and earlier
• IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 1.2.1.0

Remediation/Fixes

NOTE: Fix Packs are available on IBM Fix Central.

• Version 4.1.1:
  • Apply 4.1.1 Fix Pack 2 (4.1.1.2) or higher.
• Version 4.0.1:
  • Apply 4.0.1 Fix Pack 3 (4.0.1.3) or higher.
• Version 3.2.1:
  • Apply 3.2.1 Fix Pack 6 (3.2.1.6) or higher.
• Version 3.1.0:
  • Contact IBM Technical Support.
• Version 3.0.0:
  • Contact IBM Technical Support.
• Versions 1.2 and 2.0:
  • For version 1.x and 2.x, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product. Customers who cannot upgrade and need to secure their installation should open a PMR with IBM Technical Support and request assistance securing their InfoSphere Streams system against the vulnerabilities identified in this Security Bulletin.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None