Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in IBM Java SDK affect IMS™ Enterprise Suite: Connect API for Java, Explorer for Development, and SOAP Gateway (CVE-2015-7575).

Summary

There is vulnerability in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, 6.0.16.15 and earlier, 6.1.8.15 and earlier, 7.0.9.20 and earlier, 7.1.3.20 and earlier, 8.0.2.0 and earlier that is used by IMS™ Enterprise Suite: Connect API for Java, Explorer for Development, SOAP Gateway. This issue was disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January 2016 and includes the vulnerability commonly referred to as “SLOTH”.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-7575**
DESCRIPTION:** The TLS protocol could allow weaker than expected security caused by a collision attack when using the MD5 hash function for signing a ServerKeyExchange message during a TLS handshake. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle techniques to impersonate a TLS server and obtain credentials. This vulnerability is commonly referred to as “SLOTH”.
CVSS Base Score: 7.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109415 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/UI:U/C:H/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Explorer for Development of the IMS™ Enterprise Suite Versions 3.2 and earlier.
Connect API for Java component of the IMS™ Enterprise Suite Versions 3.2 and earlier.
The SOAP Gateway component of the IMS™ Enterprise Suite Versions 3.1 and earlier.

Remediation/Fixes

Product

|

VRMF

|

APAR

| Download URL
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IMS Enterprise Suite Explorer for Development V3.2

|

3.2.1.1

|

N/A

| https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/preLogin.do?source=swg-imsentersuite

IMS Enterprise Suite Connect API for Java V3.1

|

3.1.0.8

|

N/A

| https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/preLogin.do?source=swg-imsentersuite
Please follow the instructions on the download site to get the updated Java.

IMS Enterprise Suite Connect API for Java V3.2

|

3.2.0.1

|

_ _
N/A

| https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/preLogin.do?source=swg-imsentersuite
Please follow the instructions on the download site to get the updated Java.

IMS Enterprise Suite SOAP Gateway V3.1

|

3.1.0.4

|

N/A

| https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/preLogin.do?source=swg-imsentersuite
Please follow the instructions on the download site to get the updated Java.