Security Bulletin: Windows DLL injection vulnerability in IBM Java Runtime affects Collaboration and Deployment Services

Summary

There is a Windows DLL injection vulnerability in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version JRE71SR4FP15, JRE71SR4FP45 and JRE8SR5FP36 used by Collaboration and Deployment Services on windows platform. This issue was disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January 2020.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2019-4732
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 7.0.0.0 through 7.0.10.55, 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.4.55, and 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.6.0 could allow a local authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by DLL search order hijacking vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client. By placing a specially-crafted file in a compromised folder, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 172618.
CVSS Base score: 7.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172618 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRMF| APAR| Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—|—
SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services| 7.0.0.1| PH24572| 7.0.0.1
SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services| 8.0.0.0| PH24572| 8.0.0.0
SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services| 8.1.0.0| PH24572| 8.1.0.0
SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services| 8.1.1.0| PH24572| 8.1.1.0
SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services| 8.2.0.0| PH24572| 8.2.0.0
SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services| 8.2.1.0| PH24572| 8.2.1.0

Fixes for Components:

SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services Repository Server deployed to WebSphere Liberty profile (8.2, 8.2.1)

SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services Remote Scoring Server deployed to WebSphere Liberty profile (7.0.0.1, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.2, 8.2.1)

SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services Deployment Manager(7.0.0.1, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.2, 8.2.1)

SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services Enterprise View Driver(7.0.0.1)

Important Notes:

For the Repository Server or Remote Scoring Server deployed to WebSphere Application Server traditional, it uses JRE for Websphere, please upgrade JRE from IBM Installation Manager.

For the Repository Server or Remote Scoring Server deployed to other Application Server, please contact vendor for vulnerability and remediation information.

You should verify applying this fix does not cause any compatibility issues in your environment.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None