Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in PostgreSQL affects IBM Security Access Manager version 9 (CVE-2016-0773)

Summary

IBM Security Access Manager version 9 appliances are affected by a vulnerability in postgreSQL.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-0773**
DESCRIPTION:** PostgreSQL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when parsing regular expression. By using out-of-range Unicode characters, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110626&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Security Access Manager 9.0, all firmware versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM has provided patches for all affected versions. Follow the installation instructions in the README files included with the patch.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.