Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM® Java SDK affects IBM WebSphere Application Server for IBM Cloud October 2017 CPU

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabiltities in the IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition that is shipped with IBM WebSphere Application Server. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in October 2017. These may affect some configurations of IBM WebSphere Application Server Traditional, IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty and IBM WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition.

Vulnerability Details

For information on the IBM Java SDK that is now bundled with WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.5 refer to the Knowledge Center link in the References section.

If you run your own Java code using the IBM Java Runtime delivered with this product, you should evaluate your code to determine whether the complete list of vulnerabilities are applicable to your code. For a complete list of vulnerabilities please refer to the link for “IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin" located in the References section for more information.
HP fixes are on a delayed schedule.

CVEID: CVE-2017-10388**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE Libraries component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/133813 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2017-10356**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE Security component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a high confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/133785 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM SDK, Java Technology Editions shipped with WebSphere Application Server Liberty up to 17.0.0.3. IBM SDK, Java Technology Editions shipped with IBM WebSphere Application Server Traditional Version 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.5, 8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.12.

• This does not occur on IBM SDK, Java Technology Editions that are shipped with WebSphere Application Servers Fix Packs 17.0.0.4, 9.0.0.6, 8.5.5.13, or later.

Remediation/Fixes

To patch an existing service instance requires two steps:

1. To update WebSphere Application Server refer to the IBM WebSphere Application Server bulletins listed below:

Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM® Java SDK affects IBM WebSphere Application Server for Bluemix July 2017 CPU

2. To apply the RHEL OS updates, run yum update.

Alternatively, delete the vulnerable service instance and create a new instance.

Workarounds and Mitigations

none

Monitor IBM Cloud Status for Future Security Bulletins

Monitor the security notifications on the IBM Cloud Status page to be advised of future security bulletins.

References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin _
_IBM Java SDK Version 8 bundled with WebSphere Application Server _
_IBM Java SDKs for WebSphere Liberty _
_IBM SDK Java Technology Edition Version 8.0 for WebSphere Liberty using archives

Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

19 January 2018: original document published.

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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