Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in InstallAnywhere affects IBM License Metric Tool, IBM Endpoint Manager for Software Use Analysis and IBM Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed (CVE-2016-2542)

Summary

A vulnerability in InstallAnywhere on Windows systems affects IBM License Metric Tool v7.5 & v7.2.2, IBM Endpoint Manager for Software Use Analysis v2.2 and IBM Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed v7.5 & v7.2.2.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-2542**
DESCRIPTION:** Flexera InstallShield could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. The application does not directly specify the fully qualified path to a dynamic-linked library (schannel.dll) when running on Microsoft Windows. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file from a WebDAV or SMB share using a vulnerable application, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability via a specially-crafted library to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110914 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

IBM License Metric Tool v7.5 & v7.2.2

IBM Endpoint Manager for Software Use Analysis v2.2

IBM Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed v7.5 & v7.2.2.

Remediation/Fixes

From the archive attached to this bulletin (at the end of this page) select a bat file appropriate for your product, version and system bitness (scripts for corresponding versions of IBM License Metric Tool and IBM Endpoint Manager for Software Use Analysis are the same). Replace existing installer file with the selected file and run installation.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

*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.

Disclaimer

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ILMT-SUA-TAD4D-startup_scripts.zip

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