Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Java runtime environment that IBM provides affect WebSphere eXtreme Scale

Summary

There are vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 6, 7 and 8 used by WebSphere eXtreme Scale. The issues were disclosed as part of the IBM SDK, Java™ Technology Edition updates in July and October 2018.

Vulnerability Details

If you run your own Java code using the Java Runtime that IBM provides with this product, then evaluate your code to determine whether the complete list of vulnerabilities are applicable to your code. For a complete list of vulnerabilities, refer to the IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Security Bulletins located in the “References” section for more information.

CVEID: CVE-2018-2973 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE JSSE component might allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/146835&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2018-3180 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE JSSE component might allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause low confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 5.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/151497&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

WebSphere Extreme Scale: 8.5.0
WebSphere Extreme Scale: 8.6.0
WebSphere Extreme Scale: 8.6.1

Remediation/Fixes

Workarounds and Mitigations

None