Security Bulletin: Java vulnerability issue on IBM Storwize V7000 Unified system (CVE-2014-0411)

Summary

IBM Storwize V7000 Unified system is shipped with Java, for which a fix is available for a security vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:
CVE-2014-0411

DESCRIPTION:

IBM Storwize V7000 Unified system is shipped with Java.

Java is used in the V7000 Unified for implementing the system administration facilities exposed through the command line interface (CLI) and graphical user interface (GUI). This security vulnerability affects JSSE sub-component, which is used for secure remote communications.

CVE-2014-0411
CVSS Base Score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/90357 for the current score

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Storwize V7000 Unified system
The product is affected when running releases V1.3.2.0 to V1.4.X.X.

Remediation/Fixes

A fix for this issue is in version 1.5.0.0 of IBM Storwize V7000 Unified system. Customers running an earlier version of V7000 Unified should upgrade to V7000 Unified 1.5.0.0 or a later version, so that the fix gets applied.

Workarounds and Mitigations

Work-around(s): None.

Mitigation(s): Although IBM recommends that you install a level of code with a fix for this vulnerability, you can mitigate, although not eliminate, your risk until you have done so by ensuring that all users who have access to the system are authenticated by another security system such as a firewall.