Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact (CVE-2016-3092)

Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact. Information about a security vulnerability affecting IBM WebSphere Application Server has been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

Please consult the Security Bulletin: Apache Commons FileUpload Vulnerability affects WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2016-3092) for vulnerability details and information about fixes.

Affected Products and Versions

Principal Product and Version(s)

| Affected Supporting Product and Version
—|—
IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact 6.1.x| IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0
IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact 7.1.0| IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty

Remediation/Fixes

Principal Product and Version(s)

| Affected Supporting Product and Version
—|—
IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact 6.1.x| This vulnerability requires IBM WebSphere Application Server fix pack levels as required by interim fix and then apply Interim Fix PI65218.
For instruction on how to upgrade IBM WebSphere Application Server see the latest 6.1.* IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact Fix Pack readme.

--OR–

Apply Fix Pack 43 (7.0.0.43), or later.
IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact 7.1.0| This vulnerability requires IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty fix pack levels 16.0.0.3 or later. Please upgrade to IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact 7.1.0 FP11 which updates IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty to version 17.0.0.2.

Workarounds and Mitigations

Please download latest Apache Commons FileUpload jar file, replace the file under $IMAPCT_HOME/lib3p, such as commons-fileupload-1.3.1.jar, then restart IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact server.