Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect AIX

IBM SECURITY ADVISORY

First Issued: Thu Aug 18 15:35:03 CDT 2016

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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect AIX
CVE-2016-3598 CVE-2016-3511 CVE-2016-3485

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SUMMARY:

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition,
Versions 6, 7, 7.1, 8 that are used by AIX. These issues were disclosed
as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in July 2016.

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VULNERABILITY DETAILS:

CVEID: CVE-2016-3598
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and Java SE 
Embedded related to the Libraries component has high confidentiality impact, 
high integrity impact, and high availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 9.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115269 for the current 
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2016-3511
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the 
Deployment component has high confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, 
and high availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 7.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115275 for the current 
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2016-3485
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and Java SE
Embedded related to the Networking component has no confidentiality impact, 
low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 2.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115273 for the current 
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)


AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS:

    AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2
    VIOS 2.2.x

    The following fileset levels (VRMF) are vulnerable, if the 
    respective Java version is installed:
    For Java6:  Less than 6.0.0.585 
    For Java7:  Less than 7.0.0.450
    For Java7.1:  Less than 7.1.0.350
    For Java8:  Less than 8.0.0.310

    Note: To find out whether the affected Java filesets are installed 
    on your systems, refer to the lslpp command found in AIX user's guide.

    Example:  lslpp -L | grep -i java


REMEDIATION:

    IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 6 Service Refresh 16 Fix 
    Pack 30 and subsequent releases:
32-bit: https://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/IBM+SDKs+for+Java+Technology/Java+Standard+Edition+%28Java+SE%29&release=6.0.0.0&platform=AIX+32-bit,+pSeries&function=all
64-bit: https://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/IBM+SDKs+for+Java+Technology/Java+Standard+Edition+%28Java+SE%29&release=6.0.0.0&platform=AIX+64-bit,+pSeries&function=all

    IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 7 Service Refresh 9 Fix
    Pack 50 and subsequent releases:
32-bit: https://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/IBM+SDKs+for+Java+Technology/Java+Standard+Edition+%28Java+SE%29&release=7.0.0.0&platform=AIX+32-bit,+pSeries&function=all 
64-bit: https://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/IBM+SDKs+for+Java+Technology/Java+Standard+Edition+%28Java+SE%29&release=7.0.0.0&platform=AIX+64-bit,+pSeries&function=all

    IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 7R1 Service Refresh 3
    Fix Pack 50 and subsequent releases:
32-bit: https://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/IBM+SDKs+for+Java+Technology/Java+Standard+Edition+%28Java+SE%29&release=7.1.0.0&platform=AIX+32-bit,+pSeries&function=all
64-bit: https://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/IBM+SDKs+for+Java+Technology/Java+Standard+Edition+%28Java+SE%29&release=7.1.0.0&platform=AIX+64-bit,+pSeries&function=all 

    IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 8 Service Refresh 3
    Fix Pack 10ifix and subsequent releases:
32-bit: https://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/IBM+SDKs+for+Java+Technology/Java+Standard+Edition+%28Java+SE%29&release=8.0.0.0&platform=AIX+32-bit,+pSeries&function=all 
64-bit: https://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/IBM+SDKs+for+Java+Technology/Java+Standard+Edition+%28Java+SE%29&release=8.0.0.0&platform=AIX+64-bit,+pSeries&function=all


WORKAROUNDS AND MITIGATIONS:

    None.

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REFERENCES:

Complete CVSS v2 Guide:
    http://www.first.org/cvss/v2/guide 
On-line Calculator v2:
    http://nvd.nist.gov/CVSS-v2-Calculator 
Complete CVSS v3 Guide:
    http://www.first.org/cvss/user-guide 
On-line Calculator v3:
    http://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0 
IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin:
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21980826

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

None.

CHANGE HISTORY:

First Issued: Thu Aug 18 15:35:03 CDT 2016

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*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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