IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache POI affect Asset and Service Management

There are multiple vulnerabilities in Apache POI that are used by Maximo Asset Management, Maximo Asset Management Essentials, Maximo Asset Management for Energy Optimization, Maximo Industry Solutions (including Maximo for Aviation, Maximo for Government, Maximo for Nuclear Power, Maximo for Transportation, Maximo for Life Sciences, Maximo for Oil and Gas and Maximo for Utilities), Tivoli Asset Management for IT, Tivoli Service Request Manager, Maximo Service Desk, Change and Configuration Management Database, TRIRIGA for Energy Optimization (previously known as Intelligent Building Management), and SmartCloud Control Desk.

CVE(s): CVE-2012-0213, CVE-2014-3529, CVE-2014-9527, CVE-2014-3574, CVE-2016-5000

Affected product(s) and affected version(s):

The following Apache POI versions are affected:

• Apache POI 3.13 and earlier releases

IBM supplied Apache POI with the following:

The 7.5.0.x and 7.6.0.x versions of Maximo Asset Management bundled Apache POI 3.7 and 3.8.

This vulnerability affects the following versions of the IBM Maximo Asset Management core product, and all other IBM Maximo Industry Solution and IBM Control Desk products, regardless of their own version, if they are currently installed on top of an affected IBM Maximo Asset Management. *

Maximo Asset Management core product affected versions:
Maximo Asset Management 7.6, 7.5

Industry Solutions products affected if using an affected core version:
Maximo for Aviation
Maximo for Energy Optimization
Maximo for Government
Maximo for Life Sciences
Maximo for Nuclear Power
Maximo for Oil and Gas
Maximo for Transportation
Maximo for Utilities

SmartCloud Control Desk products affected if using an affected core version:
SmartCloud Control Desk
Tivoli Asset Management for IT
Tivoli Integration Composer
Tivoli Service Request Manager
Tivoli Change and Configuration Management Database

* To determine the core product version, log in and view System Information. The core product version is the “Tivoli’s process automation engine” version. Please consult the Product Coexistence Matrix for a list of supported product combinations.

Refer to the following reference URLs for remediation and additional vulnerability details:
Source Bulletin: http://ift.tt/2cOIitT
X-Force Database: http://ift.tt/2dFdUrV
X-Force Database: http://ift.tt/2cOIhpQ
X-Force Database: http://ift.tt/2dFfcmC
X-Force Database: http://ift.tt/2cOGReI
X-Force Database: http://ift.tt/2dFewhf

from IBM Product Security Incident Response Team http://ift.tt/2cOLUf6