There is a vulnerability in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Versions 8.0.6.15 and 8.0.5.40, used by IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX. IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX has addressed the applicable CVE.
CVEID:CVE-2020-27221
**DESCRIPTION:**Eclipse OpenJ9 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when the virtual machine or JNI natives are converting from UTF-8 characters to platform encoding. By sending an overly long string, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/195353 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
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IBM Connect:Direct for UNIX | 6.1.0 |
IBM Connect:Direct for UNIX | 6.0.0 |
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX | 4.3.0 |
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX | 4.2.0 |
V.R.M.F | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
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6.1.0 | IT36111 | Apply 6.1.0.3.iFix007, available on Fix Central |
6.0.0 | IT36111 | Apply 6.0.0.2.iFix091, available on Fix Central |
4.3.0 | IT36111 | Apply 4.3.0.1.iFix073, available on Fix Central |
4.2.0 | IT36111 | Apply 4.2.0.5.iFix051, available on Fix Central |
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