Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime affect WebSphere Extreme Scale

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 6, 7 and 8 used by WebSphere Extreme Scale. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January 2017 and April 2017.

Vulnerability Details

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.

CVEID: CVE-2017-3511 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE JCE component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124890 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2016-5548
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Libraries component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a high confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120864 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-5547 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Libraries component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120871 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2016-5552 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Networking component has no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120872 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

WebSphere Extreme Scale: 7.1.0.3
WebSphere Extreme Scale: 7.1.1.1
WebSphere Extreme Scale: 8.5.0.3
WebSphere Extreme Scale: 8.6.0.8
WebSphere Extreme Scale: 8.6.1.2

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRMF| APAR| Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—|—
WebSphere Extreme Scale| 7.1.0.3| PI78585
PI83532| Refer to the Version 7.1 table in the Recommended Fixes page for WebSphere eXtreme Scale.
WebSphere Extreme Scale| 7.1.1.1| PI78572
PI83531| Refer to the Version 7.1.1 table in the Recommended Fixes page for WebSphere eXtreme Scale.
WebSphere Extreme Scale| 8.5.0.3| PI78572
PI83531| Refer to the Version 8.5 table in the Recommended Fixes page for WebSphere eXtreme Scale.
WebSphere Extreme Scale| 8.6.0.8| PI78572
PI83531| Refer to the Version 8.6 table in the Recommended Fixes page for WebSphere eXtreme Scale.
WebSphere Extreme Scale| 8.6.1.2| PI78572
PI83531| Refer to the Version 8.6.1 table in the Recommended Fixes page for WebSphere eXtreme Scale.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None