Security Bulletin: Potential security vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK used in IBM System Networking Element Manager

Summary

Potential security exposure when using the Java based applications bundled in IBM System Networking Element Manager due to vulnerabilities in Java Software Developer Kits. See Vulnerability Details for CVE IDs.

Vulnerability Details

IBM System Networking Element Manager is bundled with the Tivoli Network Manager for System Networking Element Manager application. Tivoli Network Manager contains the IBM SDK Java Technology Edition that is based on the Oracle JDK. Oracle has released January 2014 critical patch updates (CPU) which contain security vulnerability fixes. The IBM SDK Java Technology Edition has been updated to incorporate these fixes.

Unspecified vulnerability in Java SE allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality and integrity via vectors related to JSSE.
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CVEID:** CVE-2014-0411
CVSS Base Score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/90357
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

All versions of IBM System Networking Element Manager are affected (6.1.0, 6.1.1, and 6.1.2) since they bundle Tivoli Network Manager for System Networking Element Manager.

Tivoli Network Manager for System Networking Element Manager, in turn, bundles TIP version 2.x, IBM WebSphere version 7.0.0.x, and the JRE from IBM SDK Java 2 Technology Edition Version 7.

Remediation/Fixes

Please refer to the IBM Tivoli Network Manager Security Bulletin for remediation details. Use the remediation steps listed for IBM Tivoli Network Manager versions 3.9.x and 4.1.
<http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21666387&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

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