Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Java SE affects IBM Control Center (CVE-2020-2773)

Summary

Two XML Digital Signature APIs implemented in the XMLDSigRI provider throw unexpected Exception types. An attacker could exploit this to inflict a DoS. The fix ensures that all Exceptions thrown from these APIs are wrapped in instances of javax.xml.crypto.MarshalException.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2020-2773
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Java SE Security component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179673 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Product

|

VRMF

|

iFix

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Remediation

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IBM Control Center

|

6.1.3.0

|

iFix12

|

Fix Central - 6.1.3.0

IBM Control Center

|

6.2.0.0

|

iFix07

or later

|

Fix Central - 6.2.0.0

Workarounds and Mitigations

None