Security Bulletin
Summary
Installation programs for the Microsoft Windows components of IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience are vulnerable to attack under certain conditions.
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 Tealeaf Customer Experience: v8.0-v9.0.2
Remediation/Fixes
Product | VRMF | Remediation/First Fix |
IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience | all versions | Discard any Windows installation images containing a 'setup.exe' file in the image root and download new images from the original source. Where new images are not available, you can contact the Technical Support team for guidance. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
When running any Tealeaf Windows installation or upgrade program with a 'setup.exe' file, ensure that the directory from which the installation is run and all other directories listed in the PATH environment variable do not contain untrusted versions of any executable files.
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References
Change History
28 June 2016 Initial publication
*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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 June 2018
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swg21981024