Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IBM System Networking Switch Center (CVE-2015-0488, CVE-2015-0478, CVE-2015-1916)

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM(REG) SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 7 that is used by IBM System Networking Switch Center. These were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in April 2015.

Vulnerability Details

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 7 that is used by IBM System Networking Switch Center. These were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in April 2015.

Vulnerability Details:

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0488

Description: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and Jrockit related to the JSSE component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/102336&gt; for current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0478

Description: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and JRockit related to the JCE component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.

CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See <http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/102339&gt; for current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1916

Description: Server applications which use the IBM Java Secure Socket Extension provider to accept SSL/TLS connections are vulnerable to a denial of service attack due to an unspecified vulnerability.

CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/101995&gt; for current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Affected products and versions

IBM System Networking Switch Center 7.3.1.2.

Remediation/Fixes:

It is recommended to upgrade IBM System Networking Switch Center to version 7.3.1.4. The install packages for this release can be found on IBM’s Passport Advantage website:

<http://www-01.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/&gt;

IBM recommends upgrading System Networking Switch Center versions 7.1 and 7.2 to 7.3.1.4 or later.

Workarounds and Mitigations:

None

References:

• Complete CVSS v2 Guide
• On-line Calculator v2

Related Information:
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

None

Change History
21 August 2015: Original Copy Published

• 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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